Get Off Da Bus, Man
Now, this is interesting:
Less than a month after she appeared poised to shake up the Republican presidential campaign, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has once again receded from the 2012 limelight.
When Palin launched her "One Nation" bus tour on Memorial Day amid a swirl of media attention and excitement from her fervent fan base, many political observers who had once dismissed her were reminded of the jolt that her candidacy could provide to what has thus far been a relatively sleepy GOP nominating fight.
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Though Palin and her staff never announced a timeline for the remaining legs of her trip, aides had drafted preliminary itineraries that would have taken her through the Midwest and Southeast at some point this month. But those travel blueprints are now in limbo, RCP has learned, as Palin and her family have reverted to the friendly confines of summertime Alaska, where the skies are currently alight for over 19 hours a day and the Bristol Bay salmon fishing season is nearing its peak.
That was from a report by Scott Conroy published over at Real Clear Politics [tip of the fedora to Memeorandum].
There is much speculation going on about why Mrs. Palin has done this. Mr. Conroy offers two possibilities:
Palin’s extended hiatus could mean that in spite of her readily apparent "fire in the belly," her family has persuaded her not to further pursue the presidency. Alternatively, it could indicate just the opposite — that she is plotting her next move and wants to ensure that it is well thought-out — and that she retains the element of surprise. Indeed, the problem with assessing how Palin’s movements figure into her 2012 calculus is that she remains one of the most unpredictable political figures in America — even to her most trusted aides.
Indeed, she does, which is why I hesitate to speculate.
One thing is for sure: there’s never a dull moment with this lady.
She doesn’t play by the rules does she? Just think how she would keep our enemies wondering? Better than knowing they are going to get what they want like with the current administration!
Stupid is and stupid does.
I’m sure there is a trap door in the bottom of the bus and that it is parked over the entrance to……
Wow idle speculation really is fun! I should be a journalist.
On a serious note I hope the guy they hired to start the bus at random times is still working, just because the Palins are relaxing in Alaska is no reason the the media should be allowed any rest.
It would seem that Mrs. Palin is doing her civic duty and serving jury duty for the next month.
Mike G.
The liberal media gets in a whiny tizzy when Palin is out in public and they get in a whiny tizzy when she retreats from their prying eyes. They love to loath her (and did they really read all 24,000 emails, hoping to find just a spoonful of dirt? How many of them have read the ObamaCare bill?).
Sarah expertly plays the statist media like a violin.