I’m with you. Dole showed integrity, Palin is showing integrity. Best to just remind people of Dole when Palin is called a quitter. Gingrich and Barbour praised Dole when Dole quit the Senate to campaign for President.
The media doesn’t like Palin, yes, but Palin is the most popular Republican around, and after she helps the GOP pick up seats in 2010, she’ll be the clear front-runner. Media attacks would be unlikely to derail her. The media has been pretty nasty, and she’s still able to draw 20k in a little town in upstate ny.
If I was trying to put a spin on Palin’s resignation I would counter by asking whether it's better to get elected to the Senate, and within a year start running for President ignoring all your duties as Zero did. He needed the platform and paycheck.
Palin is doing it the proper way.