Sarah Palin exit as governor of Alaska came as a surprise. Even to her staff and some family members; she didn’t tell her brother. Her more erratic press conference on Friday revealed little – she did not say she was out of politics for good and she did not say she is leaving Alaska so she can concentrate on the 2012 elections. Her motivations are so far unknown, and that to me is worrying. She seems to still be the darling as far as the GOP is concerned, and could easily be their favourite to run against Obama in 3 years time.
According to some newspaper reports, Palin has announced to ‘close’ friends that she is ‘out of politics. Period.’ She has found public life exhausting and feels like she needs to raise her family. On the other hand, some political experts say this is the time to resign to begin laying the groundwork for 2012. Alaska is too far away geographically, and could cause negative press as she would have to be away from her home state too much. But this is all speculation. Palin has again left the world baffled at her actions. Nobody leaves office the day before July 4th without good reason. We just have to wait and see. One thing is for sure; I am glad she is back. Politics is boring without her, but she really shouldn’t take this as a compliment.
