If she had stayed as governor of Alaska, she'd have HAD to declare personal bankruptcy, and her act of staying WOULD have cost the State of Alaska many millions of dollars as the people in her administration had to do their part in defending the frivolous ethics charged Democrats leveled against her.
Had she stayed, right now you'd probably be saying:
"I'm not a big Palin supporter because I have never thought she was really capable of handling the fiduciary responsiblities that go with the office. If she'd managed to get through her term without having to declare bankruptsy and costing the state millions because of ethics charges made against her, I'd feel more confident, but she seems to be unable to avoide bankruptcy and costing her own administration millions."
I’m stealing that argument from you. Do you mind?
No, I would have known exactly why she was being attacked. I like her and I’d vote for her, but she does seem to be willing to decamp, either for personal or political reasons, when the going gets rough.
It’s true that the Dems were chatting about assassinating her and doing many other awful things, but I wish she had stuck it out.