"WASILLA, Alaska - Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government. Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, made the announcement at a press conference Friday. She said the decision has been "in the works" for a while and comes after "prayer and consideration."" - Neal Jansons from Bookmarklet

translated: I'm in ur electshuns, runninz for prez - alphaxion

unfortunately, this does not really mean that she's going away - Neil Bernhart

Oh I know, we are on another thread saying just that. - Neal Jansons from IM

Of course that makes her totally available for that Senate seat, doesn't it? - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

I wonder if she ever figured out the duties of the vice president. - Beau "Slick Foot" Liening

After Cheney the duties of the vice president are in la la land, the special fourth branch of government...the Evil Penguin Office - Neal Jansons from IM

I think some other shoe is going to drop. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

Fair assumption. It's obviously a calculated move, there has to be a payoff. - Neal Jansons

Maybe a talk show first, then back to politics, or both, the way things turn - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

I don't know if a talk show is the best route for her to go. If I were her I would get a book ghost-written, a good mix of manifestos and good down-homey anecdotes consistent with her personal brand, and then do a speaking tour associated with the book where she could give mostly scripted speeches. She doesn't do too well in conversational situations, too many gaffs. - Neal Jansons from IM

I think a person of her caliber would have no problem selling a cookbook. 101 ways to better Caribou. - Paul Puri

She would certainly do better than the idiot in the White House now. ;) - Spencer

Really? Can you give me an example of what she would do better at and why you think that? Or is this a drive-by trolling? - Neal Jansons from IM

Well I'm pretty confident she wouldn't have wasted trillions of dollars on a "stimulus" plan that has done absolutely nothing. I can go on and on.... - Spencer

But such a stimulus plan had built into it the knowledge that results would take time to be seen...big problems affecting millions of people don't change like that, and all of the claims by Obama's admin. about the stimulus said that from the beginning. They never said "We'll throw money at it and the problem will disappear tomorrow" and a realistic understanding of both economics and the current situation would not expect it to work so quickly and across the board. Please, though, do go on and on. - Neal Jansons from IM

Getting independence a day before independence day. - ashish

Here comes the Talk show! - Michael Fidler