What a dishonor to compare George Washington, his command, and the fate of his fellow soldiers, to the opportunist political machinations of a State Governor that didn't have the stomach to stick it out when people said things about her she didn't like.
BAD ANALOGY!!!!!!!!
And it is a bad analogy because you say so. Got it.
If the argument that retreating once makes one unfit to lead applies to Palin then it applies to everyone including General Washington.
I suspect that "retreating" from the situation as Governor is not a reason but an excuse. Pretty much everyone I've encountered who cite that as a reason to oppose her were people who opposed her before she stepped down.