An absolutely amazing afternoon of news.
On the political front, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin formally announced that she will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012. And she said that she will not run a third-party because that would assure the reelection of the Dear Leader, President Obama.
On the technology front, one of the most innovative men to live in the 20tb and 21st centuries, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, lost his long fight with cancer as he died today at the age of 56.Back to Mrs. Palin.
I am not going to lie. I am disappointed that Mrs. Palin is not running this time around. I believe that she would have a positive impact in the GOP primaries and win and lose a big impact in how the party will run against the Dear Leader, President Obama.
And it kills my prediction of her candidacy!
But she has said many times that she does not have to have a "title" to have an impact. In fact, she said just that in her written announcement today. And she did indicate recently that a "title" would possibly "shackle" her.
And a reality is that while many of us had the fire in her belly, she did not have that fire in her belly.
That and the intense scrutiny of her family had to play a role in her decision.
In a sense, it is why I admire her even more. That she did not make a rash decision. That she put her family first. Regrettably, way to many pols put themselves and their careers over everything else.
And do not think that she will just sit back and let someone else do the heavy lifting.
Look for Mrs. Palin to back candidates as she did in 2010. And she will back in the primaries and general election campaign. She said in her announcement and subsequent interviews.
And yeah, i'll go out on the limb.
I believe that Mrs. Palin will endorse Herman Cain for the Republican nomination for president.
Mr. Cain is the candidate that is closest to Mrs. Palin's thinking. Firstly, he is the most outside of the GOP candidates. He is not a politician. He has not been elected to any office. He is a man of the private sector. He is a fighter. He is the American Dream writ large.
Now with the speculation of will she or won't she out of the way, look for a lot more from Mrs. Palin.
What can one say about Steve Jobs?
Again, a man who totally lived the American Dream and made our lives simpler and more interesting.
A man that dropped out of college and innovated the computer industry beyond many an imagination.
Mr. Jobs showed that with vision and people to believe in it, anything can be done.
We owe so much of our technological advancement to Mr. Jobs. And his Apple so-founders Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne also deserve a lot of credit.
But Mr. Jobs had the vision thing down. And that is why today we have such innovations as the Apple computer, the i-Phone, the i-Pad. Things that we seem not to be able to live without.
There are just not many people like Steve Jobs. And while he had an amazing life, no doubt it was cut short by the scourge of cancer.
And these events make today an amazing news day.
No comments:
Post a Comment