Former-VP candidate Sarah Palin is resigning her post as governor of Alaska, claiming not only that she will refuse re-election but also leave office before the end of the month, turning control of the government to her Lt. Governor. Video of her speech this morning, via TPM:
Jerell is loving it. Andrew is stunned but not shocked, and has a good round-up of how the sphere has reacted here and here. Most seem to think she's doing this to free herself up for 2012. And most also seem to think that she has just cost herself any legitimacy she had in thinking she should be in that race. As Matt Cooper at The Atlantic Politics blog sees it, there are three possible scenarios that could play out.
As much as I want to agree with nearly everyone else that the Wicked Witch of Wasilla is dead, I think I'm with Ambers here - if there is no scandal to follow this up, I think she wants to get away from the pressures of actually governing in a tough situation to go and insulate herself in the radical-right cocoon that adores her. The B.S. she fed today jives entirely with the theory that she embellishes the events of her life to create whatever narrative she wants for herself (well documented over at The Daily Dish). As much as I wish it were otherwise, I'm afraid this is not the end of Sarah Palin.
Damn it.
UPDATE: Andrew has more rounding up thoughts across the web here, and Matt Cooper still can't figure out what she's doing here. Josh Marshall and his commenters follow suit. Yglesisas respects her because she had the audacity to ruin the Fourth of July weekend for a lot of folks. For those who haven't read Todd Purdum's recent Vanity Fair piece on her, check it out here.
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