Sarah Palin Resigns

Actually she resigned on 3 July 2009. So let me see if I can figure this out. This coming 4th of July will be two years AND one day from that date. How interesting. What some folks were thinking back then is also interesting.

…Palin also hinted at continuing political ambitions when she repeated a quote she attributed to general Douglas MacArthur: “We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.”

For someone who is supposedly stepping back from politics, Palin’s resignation speech was weighty with policy specifics which prompted speculation that she is positioning herself for a 2012 presidential bid or seeking another office which would move her from distant Alaska to the heart of Washington politics.

But the timing, coming during one of the biggest American holidays of the year, independence day, raised questions among some of Republicans who accused her of attempting to escape falling poll numbers in Alaska as a series of economic problems and ethics investigations take their toll.

A prominent Republican strategist, Ed Rollins, who directed Ronald Reagan’s election campaign, said Palin had made a serious mistake.

Ah. Yes. Expert opinion. When it comes to politics I think that it is losing value.