Sarah’s exit from politics is ENTIRELY to balme on GOP people, not giving her due aid in need. This is not about her needing help, but merely about respectful aid from one’ friends. There are some things one shouldn’t demand, but simply expect as an automatic occurrence and this is one of them. Unfortunately, the GOP of today is more filled with MC Cainers, Powells and Specters than people with ideology and principles. It is a disgrace that this happened. I have absolutely NO belief that this is to clear herself for something larger, none at all. She would be pummeled by everybody and how in the world could she count upon any support from the GOP leadership? I think the only way she could now run as president would be as a conservative Libertarian at best.

    I am very saddened by this, not only for Sarah, but also for the GOP, because it shows how low the party morale and priciples have gone. Who will be able to stand up for anything after this, especially as a front-runner for anything. This will have gigantic consequences for a looooooooooooooooong time, especially with regards to confidence in the party and willingness to give support. Would you support someone that just abandoned you on the battlefield? Would you support someone that runs away and hides at any sign of danger or scare? Would you support someone that abandons one of their best soldiers on the field and run as fast as they can away from danger?

  This is probably the most shocking piece of news I have ever seen in the political world. This is an immense gift to the libs and a staggering blow to the remaining morale of the GOP. And it gets even worse; How in the world is the GOP going to be able to field any woman of significance after this, when they clearly get assaulted in all nasty sexist ways and nobody stands up?!?! Identity politics is not something I believe in, but so many others do and it seems to me now (in retrospect) that this is excaclty what it was about in this case. Get Sarah on board to bolster Mc Cain, but when it didn;t work out she is thrown in the trashcan.

  I have called three of my political (GOP) constituents and left messages to strike me off their records. I don;t know when I will be able to back anyone like this again. Hopefully the fence won;t crack by all the weight put upon it in 2012.

 Obama on walk-over?

  It is now clear how Obama is planning to “fix healthcare” and where to get the money from. Latest I heard is that couples making more than 208K will have less possible deductions on taxation, including mortgage interest and possibly student loans as well. It is likewise very clear that he will continue to talk about healthcare without involving the people delivering it.

       Me and my wife are two primary care physicians. We esaily work 80 hours each week, but no more. It is obvious where we will be heading with taxation and how we will be pubished for our work. So far, our plans are to significantly reduce our work-hours. From next summer, we will work a combined of 32 hours plus call-time. This is likely to keep our combined income low enough to avoid Obama’s taxation draconism.  We will work just a couple of days a week, have much more time to ourselves and likewise be able to do much more with our house on our own without having to hire people.

  I believe we are not the only ones. We will see many of our collegues do the same the next years. Others will stop accepting medicare and medicaid, enter concierge medicine or simply quit entirely.

  I understand that two doctors are just an insignificant tiny figment in Obama’s world, but as an example of how he intends to wipe out will to be productive and reap rewards, we are a good example of what will be coming. Should the government mandate minimum work hours for doctors or others in order to keep the license, we will quite entirely. I am sure this is something bound to happen in any field where hard work, productivity and innovation will be punished with draconic taxation combined with demonization without any appreciation.

 Certainly the healthcare system is very flawed, but the solution is HSA’s with catastrophic coverage and not socialized medicine. I am not willing to work 80 hours a week in this field for 50K, having to look over my should at every moment in fear of Obama’s campaign contributors (the trial malwyers) while being increasingly burdened with medicare bureacracy.

 No thanks.