Thought on Palin

Maybe, after the Vanity Fair piece, Sarah Palin realized that people weren't just going to forget, that those opinions and grudges weren't going away, that the McCain folks would resiste her and the national media would never take hers seriously.

Maybe she finally realized that she was never going to be President, so she just quit.

Now she can do "dollars for speeches" before another 16 months of Governor-ing dims her star even further. The crowds will be always be friendly, the money will be good, to her people, she will be a sympathetic figure, and, in a little time, she can be a "FoxNews contributor." (Screw the people of Alaska.)

(On the other hand, the "hasty" nature of the thing, with no written speech and no coordinated rollout does feel like something forced by scandal or opportunity.)

Maybe she's going to be the highly paid figurehead president of the NRA, Right to Life, or some other righty group where she can fundraise the maroons?

Oh, and check out enemy Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's one line statement.

"I am deeply disappointed that the governor has decided to abandon the state and her constituents before her term has concluded," she said in a one-sentence statement.

PS. I'm still "fishing," but Palin's resignation deserved some mention.