[GATOR NAVY]

ADN article has her saying she had decided not run for reelection and so she quit so she wouldn’t be a lame duck for a year and a half. I agree with you about the perception of quitting. This is a dumb move.

[ASOC]

I would be less concerned IF

She was on the oil and gas comission and when she didn’t get what she wanted - she quit. The publicity gave her a good start on her run for Gov.

Don’t know if that trick will work twice.... esp with 3 years before the election.

[Marmolade]

If someone is in a position which is hurting her state, why would it be considered a bad move to quit? If she would be more effective in helping bring conservative values back to our country, back to our government by not being a governor, why is that bad? Maybe she’s got more guts and integrity than any can believe in because it’s so hard to find in our society anymore.

I think there are good things to come. Maybe not what people expect, but overall will be beneficial.

[WHBates]

If she truly had decided not to run for reelection then this was probably the right move for Alaska and her family. You may be right that this was a dumb move if she want to run for president but I think it's “dammed if you do and dammed if you don't”. If she continued as a lame duck but preparing for a presidential run she would be buried in ethics complaints going forward.

For now I take her at her word, I don't know if it will work out for her but I think it may have been a calculated risk she needed to take if she really wanted to move forward on the national level. It appears that Obama is truly making a mess of things and this may just be a minor bump because the way things are going to country will be looking for anything but Obama in 2012 may believe she has made a principled move.