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At a press conference today Sarah Palin announced that she was stepping down as governor of Alaska at the end of the month and handing power over to the lieutenant governor. She did not take questions but did say she could be more effective outside the system.
Most had expected her to announce she was not running for another term as governor and speculated that maybe she was gearing up to run for a senate seat in 2010 and then on to the presidency in 2012. This seems like it might not happen now.
Palin has always been full of surprises and she could be about to announce she’s doing her own TV show, about to take a private sector job or is preparing way ahead of time for national politics. But Ann coulter said she thinks Palin has had enough of politics. I think Ms. Coulter is probably right. Palin was treated awfully by liberals and Republicans, including John McCain who threw her under the bus after the election. Palin does have a family to take care of and I think as good a leader as she would make that it may be best for her family for her to step out of public life. Either way I thank her for serving and wish her and her family well.
UPDATE
Sarah Palin gave a long and seemingly unrehearsed press conference. She said that she had decided not to run for the governorship again and rather than be a lame duck administration and wasting time and money, that she was stepping down. She cited that much of her time and her money was being wasted defending political attacks on her and frivolous ethics investigations. Palin also said that the state’s money was being wasted by having to defend her. It appears that Palin is honestly concerned about the state’s time and money not being wasted and that is why she is stepping down and not running again.
She talked about the heat of politics but didn't say she couldn't take it, only that she wouldn't waste her states time with it. She did leave open the possibility to run for further office, including the White House in 2012. She will now have more time to focus on national politics and in some way even more time on Alaskan politics.
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