Lt. Governor Parnell: Surprised by Palin Resignation

Just in: Alaska Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell expressed his surprise at Sarah Palin’s resignation of the Alaska Governor spot. He also commented on her future political ambitions.

Newsmax reports:

Palin’s decision even took Parnell by surprise. He said he was told on Wednesday evening, and was not aware that any presidential ambitions were behind the move.

One would think Christians would be seriously questioning their previous support of Sarah Palin. First, she makes the decision to resign — a move with serious implications for the state — based upon polling her children, and now she doesn’t even inform her Lieutenant Governor, her second in command, of her decision until just before a press conference!

Palin’s family and the ridicule they endure being in the public eye was part of her decision. She complained that her 14-month-old son, Trig, who was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome, had been “mocked and ridiculed by some mean-spirited adults recently.” She didn’t elaborate.

That’s right, she places her children above her job. While that’s perfectly appropriate for a Christian woman to do, if she’s going to do this, she should NOT be running for political office!

Palin’s resignation is not the only concern for the embattled Republican party:

Palin’s delivery of two weeks’ notice rattles a Republican Party plagued with setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Ensign, a member of the Christian ministry Promise Keepers, stepped down from the Senate Republican leadership last month after admitting he had an affair for much of last year with a woman on his campaign staff who was married to one of his Senate aides. Ensign later disclosed he had helped the woman’s husband get two jobs during the affair.

Just days after news of Ensign’s affair broke, Sanford admitted an affair with a woman in Argentina. Some lawmakers are now calling for his resignation . . .

The GOP troubles seem to have left two prominent 2012 prospects, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and 2008 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, unscathed, however.

No mention of Bobby Jindal, who I understand will be running for Exorcist-in-Chief.

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Jenny Donati is webmistress and co-editor of Secular News Daily. Jenny is an outspoken secularist who believes firmly in the separation of church and state. She demands evidence to support arguments, and holds herself to the same standard. She doesn't write about herself in the third person . . . but there's a first time for everything.

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