She’ll absolutely be a Republican. She resigned her party leadership post (vice-chair of the NRSC), but not her committee assignments when she started her run as a write-in. She is not, however, Joe Miller, and I’m content enough with that.
She may be a Republican but she will remember what happened to her. She may not forgive them so easily. She owes the party nothing.
What results do you project from your view? Do you expect Murkowski to side with the Democrats in the Senate? Fat chance.
Look, assuming (as seems likely) that she is elected via write-in, it will be because a plurality of Alaskans are happy with the way she has represented them in the Senate for the last eight years, and I would expect her to continue in that style, i.e., Republican, but not crazy.
She pretty much marches the party line except for being pro-choice. She won’t forgive Palin, and that’s just fine with me. I’m just happy that Miller got shoved up Palin’s ass.
Works for me too.
She will have the ability to be herself, whatever that may be. She will not likely listen to the Tea Baggers. They tried to take her down. I don’t see how they can ask her for anything.
Possibly. I always had the impression that she was much more moderate than she lets on. But a moderate Republican has a difficult time getting elected in Alaska, so she puts on the face of the more radical right. It’s a singular act of whoredom, if true.
You’re talking about a politician here. I find it difficult to believe anyone can be shocked (shocked!) to find out that they are, as a class, of negotiable representation.
I’m definitely not delusional, and in fact jaded to a degree that I often find appalling.
Being a congresscritter is about a lot more than how you vote on the floor. A lot of it is doing behind the scenes favors for your supporters as well as fellow congresscritters, like inserting provisions into bills that your committee is working on or pulling strings with the various government agencies that fall under the oversight of your committees and subcommittees. I doubt that she’s going to be much inclined to help many of her fellow Republicans with those types of things right now.
How exactly did the Republicans screw her? Didn’t they support her until she lost the primary?
http://my.firedoglake.com/edwardteller/2010/08/31/in-alaska-lisa-murkowski-concedes-to-teabagger-end-of-the-30-year-murkowski-family-reign/ Sarah came out hard against her. The tea baggers blew her up with big money and endorsements. They were very active in supporting Miller.
If McCain could bring himself to lick GW’s boots after being whipped like a cur, I’m sure Murkey won’t have a problem.
She has the option. She can justify being more independent. It would be hard for the tea baggers to ask her for anything.
Lisa Murkowski: Sarah Palin Lacks 'Leadership Qualities' & 'Intellectual Curiosity' To Be President (VIDEO) | HuffPost Latest News Here is Murkowski taking a serious shot at Palin for lack of resolve and intellectual curiosity. In short Palin is a shallow selfish little bitch that has no interest in governing or learning anything.
Wow. It’s nice to hear a Republican tell it how it is.
Heh…the utter hatred Murkowski feels for Palin isn’t new with this election. There’s no love lost between the Murkowskis (either Lisa or Frank) and Sarah Palin. It’s at least as personal as it is political.
A little dissection of the feud. There’s a scary paragraph in there…imagine Sarah Palin as one of Alaska’s senators…
She would have quit.Senator is not big enough for her. But what is scary is people think that dingbat should be president. How low a person can we elect to the highest office? I fear for the union.
Palin now has a Learning Channel show on Alaska. I read a biography that said Palin does not hunt and fish, and never has. Now she embraces the culture and calls herself “mamma grizzly”. This show is free advertising for her push to be president. I shudder at the thought. Her campaign is on many fronts simultaneously. There is big money in back of her.
So when is Miller going to man up, admit defeat, and stop wasting everyone’s time and the state’s money?
Maybe we should open a betting pool. Norm Coleman didn’t give up until April, but that was in a much more populous state.