ADN article has her saying she had decided not run for reelection and so she quit so she wouldn’t be a lame duck for a year and a half. I agree with you about the perception of quitting. This is a dumb move.
I would be less concerned IF
She was on the oil and gas comission and when she didn’t get what she wanted - she quit. The publicity gave her a good start on her run for Gov.
Don’t know if that trick will work twice.... esp with 3 years before the election.
If someone is in a position which is hurting her state, why would it be considered a bad move to quit? If she would be more effective in helping bring conservative values back to our country, back to our government by not being a governor, why is that bad? Maybe she’s got more guts and integrity than any can believe in because it’s so hard to find in our society anymore.
I think there are good things to come. Maybe not what people expect, but overall will be beneficial.
For now I take her at her word, I don't know if it will work out for her but I think it may have been a calculated risk she needed to take if she really wanted to move forward on the national level. It appears that Obama is truly making a mess of things and this may just be a minor bump because the way things are going to country will be looking for anything but Obama in 2012 may believe she has made a principled move.