Being a quitter: Jesse James, Sarah Palin, and me.

I know when I'm beat, I know whem I'm tired and can't continue. Whether it's whacking weeds, biking, walking, playing tennis, lifting weights, or in a good job with a bad boss... when the time comes and I just don't think I can physically or mentally continue, I have no problem calling it quits and retreating to my couch to recover.

But what I do have a problem with is folks who say "I'm not a quitter", then in a seeming adrenaline-motivated show of "heart" they continue on... but then quit anyway. That's what happened on the most recent episode of "Jesse James is a Dead Man". I've only watched a couple espisodes and it's mildly interesting. Tonight, the most significant quote from the star of the show was "I'm not a quitter". Then about 20 minutes later he quit. I'd rather have heard him say: "Look; I tend to be a brave guy, but I know when it's time to quit and that time is now" when he was in a pit stop. Instead, he pushed himself possibly to the point of permanent injury. Wow how brave. Now if I was tappin' his wife, I'd have decided that my back was too important to me to show bravado past the first pit stop.

Anyway....

And then there's Sarah Palin... [paraphrased]: "I'm doing what's best for the state of Alaska by leaving office now so I'm not a lame duck my final 15 months". Well, guess what? Nearly EVERY other politician has served their last 15 months as a lame duck. But YOU quit! Cripe. I guess your book deals and/or other $$ offers were too good for your greedy mind to wait just a little longer. Now we'll see whether the Republican party will ever even think about putting you up for Pres. Oops; nearly forgot: they got George Bush, possibly our *dumbest* President ever, in... TWICE. Looks like you do have a brilliant future career in the Republican party after all, Sarah. WAY TO GO!!!

Like I said, I'm not afraid to be a quitter when I'm at my limit. I just hate when people (a) claim to not be a quitter, then quit; (b) quit at a point when few have ever quit before for greedy or stupid reasons.