Sarah Palin announces pending resignation

[-Jrabbit]

End of this month, she's gone. No reason given, just not seeking another term as governor. Speculation is she's setting up for her 2012 run.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/palin/index.html

[a.kitman]

big misstake, she wont even win the republican primary.

[Darius871]

Sarah who?

[Koyaanisqatsi]

[Space05us]

Here's to hoping she's through embarrassing Alaska.

[-Jrabbit]

I gotta say, the actual announcement is some of the more meaningless doublespeak gobbledygook I've heard any politician spout... (under 2 minutes)



She might have considered using a script for something this important.

[a.kitman]

hahah, she is sooo going for president. she is still hot tho.

[-Jrabbit]

I wonder what her polling numbers were in Alaska re the 2010 race there.

[Tear of the Komsomol Girl]

In England they have funny man Palin who is famous for a dead parrot

[-Jrabbit]

Hard to say which is funnier...

[DarkCloud]

This is really odd.

Either she is setting herself up for a presidency run... Or there is some scandal... But perhaps she has realized something else: she can probably make millions as a motivational speaker. (!)

Oh well, we will see where this goes.

[duke o' york]

The gop (that's how it's pronounced, right?) would have to be downright lunatic to choose her for their candidate against Obama next time.

It's not a terrible idea to go for the female vote, but surely picking someone with a small chance of being elected would be a better choice. Maybe the electorate isn't looking for someone who can govern well rather than someone they like, but isn't that the point of the internal party elections? The party members choose someone with a decent balance of capability and a chance of winning the election, and then the country decides. Or are the gop setting themselves up for years of ridicule (and probably a Democrat government)?

[-Jrabbit]

The dems are already using this to smear her as a quitter, as erratic, exhibiting bizarre behavior, and unable to handle the job.

If this is her master plan for a 2012 run, it's about as thoughtfully considered as McCain's selection of her as running mate.

[Ben Kenobi]

Mooselady!

No, the plan is to have her tour the country for 2010.

[duke o' york]

Alienating all potential gop voters to what end? Surely you've got someone better than that? Even a Canadian with a dodgy US passport.