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You have expressed much better than I, how I feel about this whole mess.

I was hoping that she would prove herself while in the governor’s office. That she would truly take this time to learn the craft of leadership, how to influence and argue her case effectively. I had expected her to emerge a stronger, smarter candidate in 2012, and silence her critics.

I see now, that this is not to be.

Governor Palin proved herself in the governor's office as much as she was able to. If she had run for re-election, she would have been occupied with that for the last year of her current term. Since she decided not to run for re-election, it only made sense to hand the office to the Lt. Governor now when the legislature is in recess until January, and the budget process for the next fiscal year is in the preliminary stages.

If the stupid national media had backed off attacking her and her family after Obama had been elected, she might have been happy to finish out her term. (There is nothing more dangerous than an upset mother. In Alaska, it doesn't pay to get between a mother moose and her baby.)

I suspect the reason the media, the liberals, and the Republicans dismiss and attack Palin is because they are afraid of her. (Don't push Romney either. I'm not voting for him.)

With Obama pushing socialist programs one after another and displaying a lack of understanding (and arrogance) with the average American's situation, and with frustated people having Tea Parties, there is a huge opportunity for someone who isn't part of the entrenched "political elite".

Regarding the latest petty complaint about her fishing: Most people in Alaska will take the opportunity to take an afternoon off and go fishing. In fact, the Anchorage media was caught off guard because most of them took Friday off and were out of town fishing.

I was hoping that she would prove herself while in the governor’s office.

More like you were demanding she do that, and when she tries something else you bail on her.

I do think she laid this trap for herself by putting in the new ethics law, where anybody can raise a complaint. While it allows good folks to keep bad folks in line, it also allows bad folks to tie down the good folks. There's no way she would be able to get that law modified without charges of hypocrisy. Her successors would be wise to change the law to limit the frivolous complaints in some way.

But given that the trap was sprung, she needs to get out of it.

Arguing that everybody will think she quit is arguing that the MSM controls all thought. If that's the case, then we are lost, as they could also say that she went back to Alaska to hide should she stay as Gov. Certainly if she stayed as Gov, we'd hear little positive about Alaska down here in the lower 48. And if Sarah did come down and speak, and the MSM will say that she is neglecting Alaska. Considering what Obama and the MSM are doing, we need a strong conservative voice now on the national stage. I don't think we have 6 years for her to be in apprenticeship in Alaska.

Considering the assault she's been under, if she stays on the national stage in any manner, I'll think that she's proved her mettle.