Palin resigning as Alaska Governor!

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. Spokesman Dave Murrow says Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in Fairbanks at the end of the month.

ziggy wrote:I suspect that there may be something else about to break. As she said, stay tuned.

Aaron wrote:I doubt it's anything that would hurt her politically. We're it, I doubt she would have held a press conference but instead issued a statement through her press secretary.

I believe it will be something that will make her more prominent in national politics and my guess would be that it is based in the lower 48.

And I don’t think she is gearing up for a 2012 run unless the Obama economy nosedives even further then it already has.

I loved her speech. But it's been more fun watching the chattering heads on TV, people who really hate her guts are deeply disappointed in her decision.

They're talking about her like an ex-girlfriend. They're totally over her but they just can't stop talking about her.

Because she is magnificent. I mean who is the last politician they said was a hick, wasn't going any place, was stupid? I think that's Ronald Reagan. She has this amazing ability to connect with people. And you know, as Nixon said, they're not going to have Palin to kick around anymore.

I mean that's — I don't understand, well, I do understand. I think it's insane that people are describing her speech as either bizarre or rambling. I guess you could say that about anything. They also called her ugly. It's just one of those things they say.

It was extremely illuminating. I mean she spent $500,000 defending herself from these ridiculous, frivolous ethics charges. And by the way, another one was filed today. How about we have some right-wingers investigating who is behind filing all these ethics charges?

This one for — today I think it was for travel. In the past it's been for using a Yahoo! account for her e-mails. Another time it was for holding a fish off and allegedly promoting the fishery. She personally has spent $500,000. The state of Alaska has spent millions of dollars.

And by the way the lieutenant governor is a totally great guy so she's leaving Alaska in good hands. She won't be — the business of Alaska won't be eaten up by all these idiotic ethics charges and now she can go off and write her book and give speeches and be what she's supposed to be, which is like a huge star.

Did anybody criticize Arlen Specter or Jim Jeffords for letting down the citizens of their states by switching parties, withdrawing? No, it's a totally different standard for Sarah Palin.

It is, you know, no surprise that the feminist movement came out of the left because liberal men are rabid sexists, though I must say I think a lot of the hatred, probably a majority of the hatred for Palin is coming from liberal women in New York who have overheard their boyfriends saying well, you got to admit, she is good-looking.