[papertyger]

No, it’s demonstrably wrong that it’s an impediment.

[Norman Bates]

You think resigning the office of the executive of a small state government in mid-term and plopping right onto the million-dollar book-and-speech circuit is an asset? You keep dreaming.

And no it's not "demonstrably wrong." It's an opinion - based firmly in fact (she did resign); and a legitimate one at that.

[brooklin]

I have to disagree with you on that. I don’t care for a quitter. Yes, she did it for the money, there is nothing wrong with that, but she most certainly didn’t have any altruistic reasons for leaving the gov.s office. I would prefer some one with a little more experience running the show. I think we can all see that st style over substance isn’t working for us now.