Another 2012 contender bites the dust

Another 2012 contender bites the dust

I don't know how this week of odd news could get any odder, but I gotta hand it to Sarah Palin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin) for getting the job done by doing what Republicans have been asking Mark Sanford to do: resign as governor (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/sarah-palin-resignation-s_n_225557.html).

She gave no real details in her press conference or in her official written statement (http://www.gov.state.ak.us/exec-column.php), which I made the mistake of reading, or at least partially reading. Good gravy. I know she's got that folksy image to maintain, but would it kill her to resign with intelligence and coherence? And ironically, she strike a note that sounds quite pro-choice.

And since she avoided specifying her future plans, speculation is running rampant. Most assume skipping out on her governorship spoils her chances at the presidency, but Bill Kristol wonders if it isn't a "shrewd move" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/palin-resigning-could-be_n_225594.html) to free her for a run, which pretty much kills that option. If Kristol thinks it could be shrewd, then it's not. Kristal couldn't call a coin toss with a two-headed quarter. Nope, this just unleashes the pit bull to roam free, unencumbered by the responsibilities of public office or its ethics rules. This is going to be so much more crazy than anyone thinks.
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