Palin Heads Home, Says 2012 Is ‘A Long Way Off’

Elizabeth Holmes reports from Phoenix on the presidential race. Former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Wednesday the campaign had been “entirely positive and refreshing and energizing” and refused to engage in the “pettiness” of the post-mortem campaign blame game. “I don’t have time for that,” she said. “This is an historic moment. Barack Obama has been elected president.” Less than a day after Palin and John McCain abandoned their White House bid, the Alaska governor took questions outside the Biltmore Hotel here. Clad in a blue hooded sweatshirt that read “Alaska Grown,” Palin skirted questions about her political future. “At this point is 2012 seeming a far way off today,” she said. As a crew tore down the risers and stage from McCain’s speech, the Monday morning quarterbacking was in full swing. There was plenty of finger-pointing at Palin, with supporters angered over her ... (link)