Repubs only run the person that is next in line for president. Never go with who would be better to win. - CW™

I think they're doing that just fine on their own without her help. - ::Kristen::

I think Palin could have changed a whole lot by then. She has two years to prepare. - Meryn Stol

bailing out on the job she was elected to do is her own political suicide - there's no way she can explain that away later unless she uses this time to solve world hunger or create world peace - short of that she is screwed at the national level - William Harryman

I agree, William. How does it make any political sense for her to bail out on her elected position as Governor and then to run in 2012 for President? That has to come back to bite her. - Criz

Just another necessary step on the path to a full reboot for the party - Christopher Galtenberg from iPhone

I hope she does ;-) - Sally Church

It's not really going to be to hard for the GOP to win in '12, given that by that time Obama will surely have screwed just about everyone already. - Spencer

People, lay off the MSG -- Palin is forever a hopeless joke, and Romney will destroy her in the primaries. And then lose. The country is center, not center right anymore. And Romney is center right. 7+ more years in the wilderness (well earned). - Christopher Galtenberg from iPhone

MSNBC says shes getting out of politics completely as,she didn't want to be in politics, didn't want to be a lame duck and as a result, she's stepping down instead of serving out a term that she wanted nothing to with - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... - Nicholas James

MSNBC is not a news reporting company they are a puppet for the Obama state run media. As for Palin she was a lame duck governor, bad move to resign yes if she runs for president. Quite frankly I wouldn't blame her a bit for dropping out of politics, after what the state run Obama media and corrupt political parties have done to her family and kids. I don't think she's the type to let the media and the political establishment get to her if anything she's tired of seeing what they are doing to our country. - Russ Jackson

I for one hope she runs for President and takes on the political establishment and starts to clean it up of all the liars, cheats, and criminals. We've had male presidents for over 200 years and I think it's time that a woman goes in and cleans out Washington. - Russ Jackson

Russ, if you are able to say that with a straight face you are the best actor the world has ever seen. - Alex Scoble

I'm assuming Russ hated Foxnews during Bush's Presidency. He's just searching for unbiased reporting. - Andrew from iPhone

I think Russ is entitled to his opinion as much as you are for your intolerance of it, guys. - Mike Lewis

Intolerance of propaganda, yes, shame on us - Christopher Galtenberg from iPhone

This may not be all that complicated. Palin has a lucrative book deal, and probably has not started writing. But if she does somehow come back as a national political figure, that will be an incredible achievement. Odds are very long but not impossible. - ron k jeffries

When Bob Dole resigned from the Senate to actively campaign for Prez is 1996, I supported it. His constituents would not be represented if he was out running for Prez. I think any elected official should have to resign to actively campaign for another office and should not be able to run for two offices at once. However, resigning 3 years before the race is just stupid. And I don't want her as the candidate anyway... - Joey Gibson

lol, ron, yeah, she probably hasn't started writing yet -- those 3 years will go by awfully fast. Think she'll be wearing running shorts in the jacket photo? - Christopher Galtenberg from iPhone

This article sums the way I feel pretty well. http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009.... - Russ Jackson

Here is a quote from it. In any case, Palin has crossed the Rubicon and made her stand clear. She gave us a hint before when she said "Politically, if I die, I die." I think this was her equivalent of alea iacta est. She will now be the anti-Obama, standing up for her personal beliefs, free of the constraints the Alaskan people have placed on her. She is now free of them, and they of her - though I think they will be the ones to regret it first - Russ Jackson

Amazing. Nothing I've seen written about Obama even compares to that. I've read suicide letters from spurned lovers that were less emotional. Don't do it, Russ. - Christopher Galtenberg from iPhone