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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shocked the political establishment Friday with an announcement that she would resign effective July 26 and hand the reigns of the Last Frontier to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
The move is widely seen as a sign that Palin will begin a run for the Republican nomination for president shortly. www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp
Parnell said he was surprised by the announcement, but lauded praise on the first-term governor. ""You've been a strong leader for our state," he said. "You've inspired a nation and youth. You've ignited the fire of real hope around the world."
Palin is the likely front-runner for the Grand Old Party's nomination for president, and signs portend that the 2012 campaign season will be the earliest in history. www.examiner.com/x-11470-Newport-News-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Palin-the-oddson-favorite-GOP-choice-for-2012
Although Palin will be criticized for only serving 2.5 years as a chief executive of the nation's largest state, she will have more experience in that position than Barack Obama did in the Senate when he was elected president last year.
The effects of the Obama Administration's policies -- i.e. bank and automotive manufacturer bailouts, a $787 billion stimulus package, and impending health care reform and Cap and Trade legislation -- remain to be seen. However, If numerous catastrophies befall the United States between now and November 2012, whoever the Republican nominee is will have a good chance of being elected.
Although it was well-known that Palin was considering not running for re-election to the governor's post, her unexpected resignation announcement continued a trend that started when Sen. John McCain picked her as his vice-presidential nominee. That trend: the unexpected.
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