Sarah, Teh Google is Sneaking Up on You
Here is a wonderful comment at the website Who Runs Gov:
"WalterNeff | July 8th, 2009 at 04:46 pm
Sarah Palin believes it’s no big deal that she quit in the middle of her first term. Happens all the time, right? As it turns out—no.
On a hunch, I reviewed online lists of all the men and women who’ve been elected governor of their state since 1900. Pored over them for a few hours. Over 1200 politicians have taken that first-term oath of office. Some soon died in office. Many resigned to accept other positions in government, including Spiro Agnew who was “tapped” by Nixon after being the Governor of Maryland for about five minutes. On a handful of occasions, a first-termer was dragged off to the slammer or impeached. One was incapacitated by a nervous breakdown and one left just as impeachment came knocking on his door. So—how many out of over 1200 just up and quit before the end of their term?
Three: Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer and Sarah Palin.
Can anyone say “other shoe?”
It's just amazing, isn't it, what a little truth will do.
And Walter Neff, whoever you are (I presume you're not the character Fred MacMurray played in Double Indemnity) thanks for a specimen of the exact sort of thing that will eventually win the battle against the lying hordes of the right.
"WalterNeff | July 8th, 2009 at 04:46 pm
Sarah Palin believes it’s no big deal that she quit in the middle of her first term. Happens all the time, right? As it turns out—no.
On a hunch, I reviewed online lists of all the men and women who’ve been elected governor of their state since 1900. Pored over them for a few hours. Over 1200 politicians have taken that first-term oath of office. Some soon died in office. Many resigned to accept other positions in government, including Spiro Agnew who was “tapped” by Nixon after being the Governor of Maryland for about five minutes. On a handful of occasions, a first-termer was dragged off to the slammer or impeached. One was incapacitated by a nervous breakdown and one left just as impeachment came knocking on his door. So—how many out of over 1200 just up and quit before the end of their term?
Three: Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer and Sarah Palin.
Can anyone say “other shoe?”
It's just amazing, isn't it, what a little truth will do.
And Walter Neff, whoever you are (I presume you're not the character Fred MacMurray played in Double Indemnity) thanks for a specimen of the exact sort of thing that will eventually win the battle against the lying hordes of the right.
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