[CharlesWayneCT]

This could well be good for the Lt Governor, and for Alaska.

But serving out the term would mean another year of executive experience. Motives or outcomes are immaterial to the years of experience.

[kevkrom]

Bah, time in office means nothing. Accomplishments matter more than time, and she's pretty much accomplished everything set out to do already. The biggie left is the gas pipeline, and just to spite her personally and deny her the accomplishment, the feds would do everything possible to slow it up.

Besides, if she builds the ground support, fundraises, and gets conservatives elected in 2010, "executive experience" isn't going to matter one whit anyway.