Comments on: Going Rogue

By: Naomi

Naomi — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:59:47 +0000

This woman reminds me of the slime trail left behind by the oilman snail that slogs its way through our government, oh so interminably slowly.

By: Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:16:01 +0000

Keith thanks for sharing this. Another great recap of Palin’s book from NY Times review by Stanley Fish…

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/sarah-palin-is-coming-to-town/?pagemode=print

By: AC

AC — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:54:29 +0000

Being from Alaska, and in Government, I can testify that: 1) the Senate President didn’t dislike Palin (although she often skipped budget meetings entirely), 2) Palin abused her authority and in a very unethical manor, ran a very good Public Safety Commissoner out of office, 3) her private email account was used to circumvent State of Alaska public records law (and the kid guessed her password (not too smart a way to secure your email)). The rest of the items above are simply her observations, opinions, or half-truths.

Overall, I’ve found Palin to have deserved much of the bad press she’s gotten. We’re happy she’s resigned as Gov., now we can get down to serious business. The new Alaska Governor (republican) is doing a much better job of running the State.

By: Tom Degan

Tom Degan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:44:25 +0000

For the record: I have not read Going Rogue, nor do I have any intention of doing so. I have enough political non-fiction to keep up with to waste any of my time on fiction. That is the reason I never read Gore Vidal’s historical novel on Abraham Lincoln. What’s the point when there are so many great biographies? Besides, it’s been quoted and dissected enough in the last twenty-four hours, I’m able to draw a couple of conclusions.

One such conclusion that is unavoidable is the woman’s jaw-dropping shallowness. When telling the story of how she was confronted at one point with news reports that she and her husband Todd were going to divorce, one would think (indeed one would hope) that she would offer for the reader’s contemplation a heartfelt description of her abiding love for her husband; how their union could not be tossed aside like some disposable camera – that she and Todd took their wedding vows seriously. No, there was none of that….

“Dang, I thought. Divorce Todd? Have you SEEN Todd???”

Thirteen years into their marriage, Eleanor Roosevelt was confronted with her husband’s affair with her social secretary (and distant relative of mine – I come from a long line of home wreckers) Lucy Paige Mercer. After contemplating divorce, it was decided that they would continue their union. Years later, she confided to her friend, Joesph Lash, the reasons for saving their marriage. They were many and complicated. This, I can assure you, was not one of them:

“Dang, I thought. Divorce Franklin? Have you SEEN Franklin???”

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan

Goshen, NY