I think we are going to be hearing/reading that one a lot....
The game is afoot Watson.
She has barely twelve months before the Senate primary election in 2010. I believe she’s made two basic decisions with this event. First, she is running against Lisa Murkowski....who is a 2-star speaker at best and a 2-star campaign player. The primary is the only real election because the democrats can’t offer any substance in November. So Palin has no time to waste in this effort.
Second, forget 2012....Sarah has figured that it’s not worth playing. She will go to DC and play senator until 2016. Then she pulls the same stunt again...resigning...thus allow the Republican governor to select someone to replace her...while she runs for president. For any that oppose her....she will offer the ethical debate that you can’t subtract from your real job and run for office...and at that point...all of the potential senators in DC are automatically suspect for bad ethics if they choose to run against her. It’s a brilliant move.
This is a five-star script move....and worth watching to develop.