Liam's Grandma or Maggie in Real Life

Palin Hooplah

I got more hits on my site in one day than ever before with my "Top Ten Reasons Why Sarah Palin Quit" blog (see post just beneath this one).  Hits from The Economist and various other publications, and hits from as far away as Great Britain, and a bunch from - surprise! - ALASKA.  Interestingly, through all of it, I got only one comment and, to the author of that comment, I say THANK YOU.  You are a brave woman.  I got many personal emails, but it seems that most people who read blogs like mine - blogs which tend to usually not be political in nature - don't want to get too involved in public commentary when it deals with politics. 

I wondered about this for all of 3 seconds yesterday and decided, by the end of the first second, that this could be for any number of reasons:  you don't want to reveal your political slant, you like the blog but hate that day's post, you are a closet Sarah Palin fan but don't want anyone to know, or you're plotting your revenge against me in a more public, painful, physical manner. 

Whatever it might be, for me, I'll do as my dad always told me to do - keep plugging along and writing about whatever comes to mind on any given day.  You can deem it good, bad, indifferent, or that it just plain sucks.  But it'd be so much more fun if you people would get involved every now and then, for crying out loud!  You're out there, so, by all means, comment. 

As for Sarah and politics, if and when I have more time, I'll start another blog.  A political one.  One that will send many running for their switchblades, bats, knives and torches.  What can I say?  I like a little excitement every now and then. By the way, I created that link above for your own (and my) amusement.  It has no real lifespan.  Well, not unless you want it to...

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Sarah Palin: Why She Quit

Since David Letterman is in the dog house due to dissing dear Sarah and her fam, I thought I'd take a shot at her.  And thus, Maggie's Top Ten was birthed today.  And it didn't even hurt.  Yet. 

Top Ten Reasons Sarah Palin is Leaving Office

 

10.  She is changing political parties.

9.    She is going on the road with her family as The New Von Trapp Family Singers.  Note: An Alaskan version of the Sound of Music is in the works with an expected release date of January 2012 where the Palins will be portrayed as an oppressed family seeking to escape the clutches of a devious and twisted people known as the Public Eye. 

 8.    She is launching her own reality TV show called, "Sarah and Todd Plus Five is: Track, Field, Trig, Algebra and Geometry."

7.      She is writing her memoirs, "Diary of a Mad Governor."

6.      She is working with a yet-to-be-named cosmetic company promoting her new fragrance, "Cougar."

5.      She has decided to become a Stay at Home Mommy Blogger.  This way she can get back at all those meanies who said all those naughty things about her and maybe even make some money at it.

4.      She is going back to school and majoring in Geography.  Says Palin, "There's more beyond our own backyard than just Russia and, by golly, I'm going to find out what it is!"

3.      She is joining Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh and Ted Nugent in reviving Bob Hope's USO comedy troupe abroad.  Says Palin, "First we'll go visit the troops in Switzerland."

2.     She is touring the US with the "Victoria's Secret" supermodels because, "I've always wanted to know what it feels like to work so hard displaying good fashion sense and to wear all kinds of beautiful clothes without paying for them!  Oh wait.  I already did that."

1.     She is hiking the Appalachian Trail.

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