mooseburger:”It strikes me as a bit strange how she is somehow perceived as a victim here, since she herself tossed out the first bombs in her speech at the Republican National Convention. Soon enough, she was saying Obama “pals around with terrorists”

Obama did pal around with William Ayers & his wife Dohrn, both of whom are unapologetic terrorists. Ergo, Obama does pal around with terrorists.

But then, there’s just no cure for stupid.

It’s On!… Palin’s Legal Counsel Threatens to Sue Liberal Blogs & State-Run Media For Slander

Its dated July 04, 2009 and I have not seen this in all the stuff going on.

Tammy L: I wonder what happened to us as a people that we have learned to tolerate this kind of uncivility and abuse as normal.

I absolutely agree that social graces and civil society has taken a nosedrive, Tammy. And oddly enough, I consider this a negative byproduct of the otherwise amazing tools we know as the Internet, blogs and social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. I can mentally track human breakdown in civil conversations right along with the popularity and use of this new communication technology in the past decade.

Anonyminity makes the heart braver, fearing no serious repercussions. Gone are the days when our mothers and grandmothers would say, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, then say nothing at all” merely to maintain a civil society. And no, that didn’t mean you gave up the right of free speech… as I’m sure the liberal progressive word parsers will pounce upon. It simply meant there are issues where speaking up is important, but it was always important to keep your discourse civil.

We all learn by example. And when the media takes delight in our “shock jock” Congress members, we all do the same in the ranks. It becomes the new norm… and even easier when you hide behind a keyboard.

As part of the older generation, and still desperately clinging to the days when grandma’s rule held say, my first thought to myself when I blow out a heated response is… “would I say this to this same person’s face”? If the answer is yes, I do it. If not? I temper my response.

However the younger generation dominating the underground “news” in the info age are not schooled in social graces. And just as Alinsky tactics and slime politics are the new norm, social graces are now passe…. never to return. This I lament. But I am a dying breed.

So I can wish for a return to some old sensible manners like a fool, or I can adapt with the times when the issue commands the abandonment of all I hold dear for human to human interaction. I choose the latter, because the stakes are too high… not as much for me, but for my son and family.

d2i: A good read and thanks for that link.

Thanks for letting me vent.

I’m sure you and I will be treated to many such stories. enjoy!

I got to thinking after I wrote the above post that I failed to mention what I believe to be two characteristics women possess and use differently than a man – problem solving and process.

Taking everything I wrote above I would add that Sarah’s style of turning mud into a greener pasture is a strength rather than a weakness although many may disagree. The corner she was being backed into, had she allowed it to occur, could possibly have destroyed both her and her family. When a mother, like your wife, believes her family is being threatened she will do all that is necessary to protect her domain. I’m confident your wife has displayed such protective and loving behavior towards you and your children.

I believe this threat for Sarah was very real and not imagined. You said it above. There is a whole machinery out there digging up chit on 0bama just as their is a whole machinery out there digging up chit on Sarah. Never in my lifetime have I witnessed a Vice Presidential candidate endure such malicious attacks by the MSM or by a few nutjob constituents eight months after the campaign was over. Think about this for a second. What do you hear about – Ross Perot’s running mate? Walter Mondale? Geraldine Farraro? to name a few. Nothing. They returned to their private lives without the slightest mishap. Why was Sarah not afforded the same respect?

I’m a former Dem and changed my party affiliation in 2008 to an Independent b/c of the malicious, misogynistic, false attacks toward Hillary and I am no fan of 0bama. Unfortunately for you and other reasonable D’s, many of us moderate/centrist D’s have quietly left the Party. We’ve done this b/c we have grown weary of the supposed feminist arm of the Party, because of the hate filled bludgeoning we Hillary supporters endured first hand, and b/c we are sick to death of one standard being applied to a woman and another to a man.

I’m confident Sarah took a look at the bigger picture and struggled mightily to find a path where she did not have to resign. As she processed the strengths and weaknesses of each tentacle emanating from her soul – family, her spiritual journey and her professional life – she likely arrived at the same conclusion – to resign. I’m confident she took long walks to clear out her head, talked incessantly with her partner about her options, laid awake at night playing the game over and over again in her head, and she prayed for guidance. I’m confident her problem solving-skills coupled with the enormity of the various scenarios she played out with close associates and family that her decision to resign was the one path that everyone wins excluding her nemesis’.

She knowingly ripped the rug right out from under their feet and she sent a powerful message over the weekend through her attorney that the leftards can no longer abuse her family or else. Her decision to resign goes back to being that protective mother. Nothing more. Nothing less. She owes no one anything; especially you or me. She is freed from the shackles of the machinery from both sides of the aisle and we’ll have to wait and see how her new found freedom will play out.

Hey Moose,

Just because you don’t know what Sarah Palin is doing doesn’t mean that she doesn’t know what she’s doing.

Moose: My main issue with Sarah is that she just doesn’t come out and say that this is for her and her family, she blames the bloggers, the media, the opposition research, the same force that is used by both sides, Dems and Republicans, to advance their causes.

Your main issue is your refusal to believe that the ability to be effective as a governor for Alaska does not play into her decision. I’m quite sure that there is not one single reason. I at least have flexibility, knowing that both the distraction from legitimate issues from the onslaught of BS complaints, *and* how this plays into her family’s health and well being, played prominently into her decision.

You, on the other hand, are myopic. It’s got to be only *one* reason, which you deem is selfish and a negative impact on Alaskans.