Some legislators say the old Palin is gone

[spindrifter]

By ANNE SUTTON
The Associated Press

Published: January 31st, 2009 12:30 AM
Last Modified: January 31st, 2009 12:30 AM

JUNEAU -- Driving home at night from her office at the Capitol, the leader of Alaska's House Democrats, Rep. Beth Kerttula, often passes the governor's white-columned mansion and wonders why there aren't more lights on.

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It's a small matter, but it's part of the buzz around the Capitol among lawmakers who are seeing less of their governor than in past years and wondering what it means in the wake of a vice presidential run that brought Palin global fame and notoriety.

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Some say she appears more tense than the vice presidential candidate who delivered sly jokes and incendiary speeches to packed rallies across the Lower 48.

"Not so sparky," said Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, who wonders if the distractions of her newfound celebrity will keep Palin from devoting her full attention to Alaska's looming budget shortfall.

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[msongs]

1. "how ya gonna keep em down on the farm, after they've seen..." KKK rallies every day? nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Hopefully that electoral thumpin' she got on election day has humbled her

[Blue_In_AK]

15. Not a chance.

Humble is not a concept she's familiar with.

[rrneck]

18. She's too stupid to be humble. nt

[MadMaddie]

19. No she is oblivious to the negativity

She is feeding on the fame and glamour. She wants to be in the lights.

If it means pandering to racists she has no problem with it.

[kirby]

3. She has seen the price of oil plummet...

which means she will actually have to make budget cuts and choose priorities. Oh, the stress...

[merh]

4. If the volcano errupts will Sarah foresake the dinner to

remain in Alaska to deal with the disaster and help her citizens?

Does she even realize that the volcano is on the verge?

[Lasher]

8. She would not miss an opportunity for time before the cameras.

Trust me on this, she has her designer disaster recovery outfits ready to go at a moment's notice.

[merh]

10. So you think she would skip the dinner with Obama and all that

press?

[Lasher]

17. Well let's think through this.

She skipped a dinner with Obama and McCain on January 19: Palin Skipping Obama Dinner In McCain's Honor

We know that she craves attention. So let's see, minor has-been in the back of the room at an Obama gathering, or savior of the Free World in defiance of Nature herself?

[merh]

21. OMG that is so funny

and you are right, if she could have images of herself battling back the lava flow, she would do that.

[Lasher]

25. Peas, Brother!

:hippie:

[Blue_In_AK]

16. I doubt that she would make a trip back.

The volcano is not a life-threatening situation (unless you happen to be on an airplane that didn't get the advisory, like the KLM jet in 1990) -- just a major inconvenience that most of us who have been here any length of time have been through before. Redoubt basically is a "puny" volcano compared to many others. Sarah is not going to let a "puny" volcano rob her of the stage at this point.

Anyway, she's already in DC having met with her money man Malek and probably Team Sarah yesterday.

[merh]

23. See, I figure she thinks it is just part of the ruffing it you alaskans

have to deal with - she likes her limelight too much, but another poster thinks she will use the volcano for that - see the wonderwoman image. :silly:

:hi:

[Canuckistanian]

5. With all those interviews she's doing

It's a wonder she gets ANY Governoring work done at all.

[tabbycat31]

6. If the Republicans in Alaska don't like her

then they should get a good primary challenger for her. I'd like nothing more than to see her lose the re-election bid.

Of course I'd rather see a Democrat take her place, but I'd love a GOP challenger too.

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. "Not so sparky."

Stedman sounds like a real gem, too. :rofl:

Stedman. The Head Pronouncer of Sparkyness :P

[glinda]

9. Lost her "speed" connection.

[Ilsa]

12. What a bummer it must be for her, to lose her pipeline to Trip's other granny. nt

[glinda]

20. Yup. Now she is on Limpball's drugs.

[Arugula Latte]

11. She was strangely overconfident in herself; she got smacked down.

I guess that little reality check came late in her life.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Oh, the lights are on, it looks that way because the dimmest bulb is inside.

[Life Long Dem]

14. A drifter for spin should consider joining the majority if they are currently not.

On edit...

[spanone]

22. she wants to dance on the big stage, f*ck alaska

[SoCalDem]

24. She's prepping for the senate run against Lisa

and she's not loving the whole goernor thing these days..Everything she says/does is paid attention to now..

[merh]

26. and I'm willing to wager that Lisa is collecting the dirt

hell hath no fury like the daughter of the man Palin smeared to get where she is

Lisa will have so much on this lady - Palin will make Blago look legit and sane.

[Blue_In_AK]

28. Lisa will wipe the floor with her.

See http://www.themudflats.net/2009/01/28/for-murkowski-holding-on-may-be-as-easy-as-1-2-3/

[1Hippiechick]

27. Shocked when I saw FailinPalin on the tube the other night - missing her hairstylist, makeup artist,

etc., for sure. Looked frumpy, I thought.