Suppose she says she resigned the AK governorship because she knew in 2012 she wanted to be a candidate? Is that really so far fetched? Bill Kristol said on the day she resigned it was possibly the first shot across the bow in 2102 republican primary? Sarah herself said she was just leaving the battlefield, just make a tactical move to fight on different turf.
Or will your friends say she had to give that as a reason in July 2009. We are conservatives. we understand how life can be. Explain to your friends this was not a run to the corner and go fishing. The woman’s logged 10,000s miles, made dozens of speeches, many of them major in front of VIP audiences, etc The peculiarities of the AK ethics law do not apply to the US president.
If Palin decided to run in 2012 back in 09, she should not have quit but simply chose not to run for re-election as Alaska Governor.