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I watched this story breaking yesterday - Many pundits are suggesting that this is a positional move toward running for President, whilst others believe that she simply had enough of the personal attacks. Very interesting to see what happens next for Mrs. Palin

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WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
Supporters and critics alike say the former GOP vice presidential candidate's resignation, announced Friday afternoon and effective July 26, is an inexplicable move for a high profile Republican widely seen as a contender for a White House run in 2012. A half-term governor campaigning for president?
"If she is thinking that leaving her term 16 months early is going to help her prepare to maybe go on to bigger and better things on the political stage, I think she's sadly mistaken. You just can't quit," said Andrew Halcro, a Palin critic who lost the 2006 gubernatorial race to her.
Palin's abrupt announcement Friday rattled the Republican Party but left open the possibility of a presidential run. She and her staff are keeping mum on her future plans.


Palin's spokesman, David Murrow, said the governor didn't say anything to him about this being her "political finale."
"She's looking forward to serving the public outside the governor's chair," he said.
And Pam Pryor, a spokeswoman for Palin's political action committee, said the group continues to accept donations on its Web site, which saw an uptick in contributions Friday afternoon.
The announcement caught even current and former Palin advisers by surprise. Former members of Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign team, now dispersed across the country, traded perplexed e-mails and phone calls about the vice presidential nominee's decision to step down.
In a hastily arranged news conference at her home in Wasilla, a suburb of Anchorage, Palin said she had decided against running for re-election as Alaska's governor, and believed it was best to leave office even though she had 1.5 years left to her term. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take her place.

For complete story: http://apnews.myway.com//article/200907 ... K4HO0.html

The critics will still try to run her into the ground. For some reason, this woman scares the bejezzus out of the Liberals!!!!
It's interesting that a self-made woman can be beaten down by the people who claim they want equality and respect for women. Some of the things she's been called and things said about her and her family should never have been said. Her opponents are quick to attack her and her family to such a personal degree, I don't blame her for wanting out, or wanting to change directions. If people had said similiar things about MY family, someone would stand a good chance of being hospitalized, and someone else in jail!!!!

Yeah Fixitman !!!! Personally, her character I find most intriging, she appears to be a Lady who will strive toward her own moral codes - I like that in a person.

I hated the attacks on her Family and as the Matriach of my Family, would have been guns a blazing without doubt!

fixitman wrote:The critics will still try to run her into the ground. For some reason, this woman scares the bejezzus out of the Liberals!!!!
It's interesting that a self-made woman can be beaten down by the people who claim they want equality and respect for women. Some of the things she's been called and things said about her and her family should never have been said. Her opponents are quick to attack her and her family to such a personal degree, I don't blame her for wanting out, or wanting to change directions. If people had said similiar things about MY family, someone would stand a good chance of being hospitalized, and someone else in jail!!!!

Again you are right on on your analysis!!!! They are scared to death of her but try to trivialize all about her when if she was as insignificant as "they "say she is, no one would care or mention her.

It shows what the far left and reporters are really all about and how slimey/onesided they are with the treatment of her and this family. Imagin if Obama had had even a sliver of this directed at him and his family what outrage there would be. She is still one of the most popular Govenors in the country.