Channeling my inner Knute Rockne for this speechSo Sarah Palin resigned. As the liberals try to nail the coffin shut, some on the right are digging the hole. You whine about how the media will portray it and question her motives.
How soon you forget who Sarah Palin is and what she has done! After a strong showing in a race fot Lt. Governor she was assigned to the Alaskan Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. A nice job. Play your cards right, don't rock the boat, and slide your way right up the GOP network. Only problem was she saw corruption, and she saw it amongst Republicans. They didn't want to listen to her though. So what did she do? She resigned and shined a light on that scandal. How many political operatives would've advised her to do that? Was it a risk. To quote her today, "yes, and yes, and hell yes!" But it was the right thing to do!
Now we come to July 3rd. A woman who has now been vindicated of 15 consecutive ethics charges. A woman who will not seek reelection, but sees the state of Alaska being bogged down in more frivolous charges which will cost her and the state millions. So what does she do? She does the right thing for her state. She steps aside in the hopes that these charges will stop and her administration will be able to work effectively. I doubt many political operatives would've approved this one either, but that certainly doesn't mean it wasn't the right thing to do for her state. After all, politicians are supposed to do what's right for us, not themselves!
Ya know, there was another politician who came through a corrupt system. Only that person did the exact opposite of Palin. He kept his mouth shut, played the game, and climbed the ladder. He was just elected President of the United States. He must've done it the right way then, you say. Only problem is, we havent seen much difference in Washington have we!? He's still appointing lobbyists, tax cheats, and signing bills that noone has read! Why? Because as much as politicians love to campaign on the phrase "change" they hate implementing it. For all his rhetoric we've had no action.
You see true change isn't easy. It involves risk. It involves sticking your neck out, not for what is popular, but for what is right! It takes putting principle ahead of popularity. This woman has a history of doing that, and you're going to get weak kneed on her!? Hell no! Not on my side! You're gonna get your asses up, get out there, and...
She's never given us a reason to doubt her honesty before. She's always done what's right. Now the rest of ya, start acting like it! Tell your friends about her past, write about it on blogs, comment in other areas. If you don't want to write something yourself then email this post to everyone you know. But stop sitting there and whining!
Amen! Well Said.
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