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[pmcd9]

I just got around to listening to her resignation speech.  Holy shit!  What the fuck was that?  Can anyone make any sense of this babbling birdbrain?  Did she actually say we need more children like Trig, her child with downs syndrome?

[littlefallsmets]

I like to believe that she misinterpreted a Hopi prophecy and believes The Rapture is coming the day after her resignation kicks in.

This is my own little special story for it all.

But yeah. That is some prime-cut "Insane Person Taking Her Crazy-Ball and Going Psycho-Home" goodness right there.

[Bobby Isosceles]

Whatever 4chan-based hacker with an attitude that unearthed the Sanford e-mails probably has dirt on her indiscretions and threatened to make it public unless she resigns.

[jaydub]

Whatever 4chan-based hacker with an attitude that unearthed the Sanford e-mails probably has dirt on her indiscretions and threatened to make it public unless she resigns.

This makes the most sense of any scenario I've heard.

[greenkoolayd]

This makes the most sense of any scenario I've heard.

actually, she resigned from the state gub'ment so she can concentrate on running for country gub'ment.

[lprkn]

That is my current interpretation. Although I'm pretty sure that she a young-earth theory's chance of standing up to legitimate scientific inquiry.

[Doc]

But if she was running for super-gubmint wouldn't she finish her term to show how she fulfills her commitments and such? Do her handlers really think the extra few months would make that much difference.

[littlefallsmets]

See... this is probably weird to explain to someone not reared in the madness of the American political structure but...

Inside the theory where she's quitting now as a ploy to run for the president lies the idea that people want a "maverick" and a "political outsider" to be... the head of the political system. Yeah. fuck*ng ridiculous on the face of it but it's A Thing around here.

The demerits of an image of running away from a responsibility at the first hint of real sustained criticism might well, in the eyes of particularly ignorant or wreckless voters, be less than the ADVANTAGES of being seen an outsider and independent of the process. A horribly irresponsible and erratic "outsider" is by many prefered to someone who knows what they're doing and how to do it but doesn't have the distance to pretend to be an ideologue or make wild unreasonable promises or what not. Yeah.

It probably won't work, in her case, because of the mounting evidence that she isn't merely your standard willfully-ignorant narcissist shifting with the winds of public opinion but actually suffers from a psychiatrically-legitimate mood disorder but... it is completely an American tactic.

One of the many advantages of the Parlimentary system of government wherein the chief executive power goes to the most influencial member of the legislative branch is that... you can't really pull the bullshit of pretending to be a political outsider because, you know, by definition you have to be a member in good standing of the legislative branch to get there.

I mean, the whole "ability to have more than two SIDES that can play the centre against itself and fuck everything up" thing is the real kicker on a day-to-day basis but...

Also weeds out really baldfaced attempts at indie-cred like quitting your post so you have more time to fabricate your image as an independent with the constant behind-the-scenes assistance of the most cynical insiders on your "side".

If that's your theory, of course.

I'm still hoping that she thinks Space Jesus is coming and now is the time to look Space busy.

[AugustWest]

But if she was running for super-gubmint wouldn't she finish her term to show how she fulfills her commitments and such? Do her handlers really think the extra few months would make that much difference.

What you have to understand is that things like "logic" or "intelligence" are negative qualities in the eyes of the people who would consider voting for her.

[jaydub]

I'm pretty sure "quitter" trumps all else.  Whether her handlers think so or not, she's as done as a deep fried turkey.

[miles]

Andrew Sullivan has a hard on for her, though obviously not in a sexual way.

[Doc]

I'm pretty sure "quitter" trumps all else.  Whether her handlers think so or not, she's as done as a deep fried turkey.

Yeah this was what I was thinking mainly. I'm given to understand that Americans can love anyone but a loser.
I guess she might be playing the 'going out among the people' sort of thing, but it's what, three and a half years until your next election? The potential damage leaving her post could do vs another couple of months of mavrickin' that people will forget about a year before they vote doesn't add up. There's got to be something else going on here. On the other hand the something awful apology letter was one of the funniest things I've read on their site in ages.

[Drygioni]

Good lord. All mega depressing stuff, especially LFM's point about the whole 'maverick' angle

[theinevitable]

Maybe I should drop out of college, proving myself worthy of getting into a good graduate school.

[JorgeFabregas]

And first, some straight talk for some, just some in the media because another right protected for all of us is freedom of the press, and you all have such important jobs reporting facts and informing the electorate, and exerting power to influence. You represent what could and should be a respected honest profession that could and should be the cornerstone of our democracy. Democracy depends on you, and that is why, that's why our troops are willing to die for you. So, how 'bout in honor of the American soldier, ya quite makin' things up. And don't underestimate the wisdom of the people, and one other thing for the media, our new governor has a very nice family too, so leave his kids alone.