It is remarkable how the MSM are so concerned with Palin. I’ve never seen this close examination of a politician’s exit without being associated with a scandal. Of course, that’s the reason for the examination—to create the aura that she is resigning under a “cloud” of some kind. Never mind that there isn’t a scandal, the MSM will add the effects that come with one and hope it just creates “questions.”
To be fair, I don't recall a similar circumstance: a sitting governor or senator who runs as VP on a major party ticket, then decides to resign half a year later, halfway through her term. Do you?