"I'm a fisherman." Alaskans say Palin had Gone Fishing on the Job Observers cite ‘surprising amount of disinterest in state government’ JUNEAU, Alaska - As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered few hints at her political future, except to say she'd gone fishing. Palin has stayed out of the public eye since she made the announcement Friday, but said in a Twitter update Sunday she was looking forward to joining her family as they commercially fish in Bristol Bay. But to many Alaskans, Palin has been off the job for awhile already, acting as a disengaged presence around the state Capitol since she returned from the presidential campaign trail last year. "She had a surprising amount of disinterest in state government after November," said state Rep. Les Gara, a Democrat from Anchorage. "This state has a lot of problems, and she showed a complete lack of interest in solving them." ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31756939/ns/politics-more_politics/
that and apparently she's piling up legal bills on ethics violations charges, no not the allegations about the sports complex. she has ran up $500,000 of legal bills in the last 5 months according to andrea mitchell from msnbc. OUCH
She should have come run the Special Olympics 5K with me this weekend in 95 degree heat. Instead she spent the weekend running away from her responsibilities. What a FREAKING JOKE!
Nice visual, rimrocker. In the end it doesn't really matter why Palin quit. The point is that she withered under the pressure. The heat was turned on, and she went out in a less than spectacular way.
