Eight months ago, with eight months less of Alaska governing experience, and teaming with a real dud, she ran for VP and came within six or seven points of winning that office.
Perhaps you think that serving as a lame duck Alaska governor for another 18 months will make Sarah more qualified to run for President. Watching her speak today, I don't think she thinks that way.
In politics, timimng is everything. It simply doesn’t look good resigning from a job to campaign for some other office 3 years away.
If she thinks she is going to start running for 2012 from no onwards then it is ridiculous, I dont think Palin is that stupid, it is clear that she has given up on a political career.