Happy Half-Governor Day!

Our guest columnist sought power, accepted it eagerly, and chose to return to life as a citizen rather than complete a first term.

Celebrating George Washington’s birthday is an American tradition to honor our first president. Though Presidents’ Day is now the more commonly-used term, and has expanded to include all presidents, the legal term for this federal holiday remains Washington’s Birthday.

We honor President Washington, not because he was flawless; he was not. He was, however, the epitome of self-sacrifice — both as a soldier and a statesman. It was that sacrifice that helped make America what it was destined to become. We honor him because of what he accomplished and the manner in which he approached service to this nation: with a servant’s heart.

I am on record as acknowledging President Washington as my favorite Founder precisely because of that heart. He did not seek power. He accepted it reluctantly. He answered the call, offered himself up in the name of service, and helped to usher in a new day. At a time when he could have remained in office perpetually, as some expected, he chose to return to life as a citizen rather than seek a third term. He fulfilled his destiny, and his legacy is secure.

It is refreshing to reflect on one who was so far removed in spirit from the inside baseball that too often defines politics now. America celebrates President Washington for his decision to serve for the right reasons. Today, we could certainly use a little more Washington in DC and a little less BS in Washington.

Happy Presidents’ Day.

– Sarah Palin

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nojo
1:26 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012
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Dodgerblue

1:34 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

Unless I am badly mistaken, I don’t think that Washington was a quitter.

ManchuCandidate

1:49 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

Ironic that she proved Washington’s worth by doing exactly everything opposite of what he allegedly stood for.

FlyingChainSaw

2:27 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

This is not only inaccurate, it’s actually pornographically jesufascist in nature. “With a servant’s heart” is fucking jesufascist code for fundie jesufreak. She used it a lot in the early days of her campaign on the McCain ticket as a call-out to the jesufascist legions. I think the McCain people figured out what was going on and throttled her back on that switch as McCain suffered at their hands during the 2000 campaign.

matador1015

2:39 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

It took her this long to settle on her favorite Founding Father?

Serolf Divad

4:02 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

I’m on record as noting that no one gives a rat’s ass that Sarah Palin is on record as acknowledging George Washington as her favorite founding father.

Benedick

4:09 pm • Monday • February 20, 2012

Gay.

Happy Half-Governor Day!

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