[billys kid]

Perhaps that why Palin chose Levin first, to announce that she would not seek the nomination for 2012.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Perhaps that why Palin chose Levin first, to announce that she would not seek the nomination for 2012.”

My thought at the time too. It was a payback for keeping it going.
Plus she knew he would not ask her many obvious questions about it as others would have in his shoes, just give her praise (for not running ??)