Lingle to take 6-month rest

[ccharles000]

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20101111_Lingle_to_take_6-month_rest.html

Gov. Linda Lingle said yesterday she will take six months off before deciding whether to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012.

The Republican governor, who leaves office Dec. 6 after two four-year terms, said she would then give serious consideration to a campaign against U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. She also has said she would consider a role in national GOP politics.

"I'm not going to think about it for six months," she said. "I've been in public life for 30 years. I think it's important for anyone who has lived this kind of a public life and intense life where they are making decisions every day, to have time for reflection, more time for reading, more time to create a context for Hawaii's future.

"Whatever I do, it will be something that will make life better. That's my mission myself. But I just think it's important to take some time and to reflect."

[LittleBlue]

1. She'll never beat Akaka.

Good luck running against a virtual untouchable. Dems just want the RNC to waste money on that hopeless race.

[Ramulux]

2. She is the only republican in the state who could....

Challenge Akaka at all. Remember, she was governor for two terms in a deeply blue state and easily the most prominent republican in Hawaii. If we get forced into playing defense in Hawaii, things could be very bad in 2012.

[KingFlorez]

3. That's a race that would go nowhere

She's leaving office with poor approvals, Akaka is an institution in Hawaii and Obama at the top of the ticket, all these are reasons why her campaign would not be a winning one.

[tritsofme]

4. Akaka would be 88 on election day.

Is it a certainty that he will seek reelection?

[ellisonz]

5. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Aloha!