You asked me: "But Palin did it in an act of sheer selflessness and duty?"
So, I surmised you didn't know.
On the other hand, tell my how running from a fight and not standing up for your honor is honorable.
Tell me how leaving your state and the people that voted for you to go off and give speeches is leadership in a time of small crisis?
Her brilliant, selfless and courageous move ensured fulfillment of her gubernatorial obligations to the people of Alaska by handing the reigns to a trusted conservative lieutenant governor, thereby cutting down the Democrats psychopathic attempts to defeat her.
Are you not able to conceptualize what it says about Sarah Palins character that she would relinquish that much personal power for the sake of the people of her state?