Sarah Palin will announce she is resigning as governor in a few weeks**
The Political Carnival — ... WASILLA, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her home Friday morning. ...

UPDATE: Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — UPDATED POST: KTUU-TV in Anchorage now reports that Palin not only won't seek re-election, but will resign later this month. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell (R) will replace her at the governor's picnic; he won't run for a full term in 2010. ORIGINAL POST: Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has announced she will not run for re-election in 2010, ...

In Big Shocker, Palin Resigns As Governor
TPM Election Central — ... Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), the unsuccessful 2008 nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President, has announced that will resign her office, effective at the end of the month. ...

BREAKING: Sarah Palin to Resign; Alaska Governor Stepping Down in “A Few Weeks”
Firedoglake — MSNBC is reporting that Sarah Palin will be stepping down as Alaska Governor. Gov. Sarah palin to resign her office: ...

Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at the end of the month, Palin said. There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her cabinet. Read more: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10641495

Shocka: Palin Resigns As Alaska Governor
Little Green Footballs — ... Initial reports were that Sarah Palin was planning not to run for re-election, but in a surprise move today she announced she’s resigning as Governor of Alaska. ...

Friday Night News Dump: Gov. Palin To Resign
A Blog For All — Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican governor from Alaska, is stepping down . It had been rumored that she wasn't going to seek reelection, but this takes things to a whole different level. Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor’s Picnic at Pionner Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said. There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is ...

BREAKING: SARAH PALIN TO RESIGN!
Gateway Pundit — SARAH PALIN RESIGNS! KTUU reported: Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said. There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her ...

Palin resigns
Mudville Gazette — ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. ...

Palin Resigns!
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — KTUU reports: Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks on ...

sarah palin: quitter
skippy the bush kangaroo — via memeorandum, alaskan tv station ktuu gives us the scoop: gov. sarah palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her wasilla home friday morning. lt. gov. sean parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic at ...

Palin: No Re-election and Will Leave Governor’s Office Early
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... down, not seeking re-election Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday she would not seek a second term and would soon step down as governor. My first reaction is that she is about to run full time for the GOP nomination in 2012. While I can understand not running for re-election in 2010, the resignation strikes me as odd. Surely part of her current cache is the fact that she is a sitting governor, yes? KTUU TV in Anchorage reports: Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated ...

Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor.
Think Progress — ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced this morning from her home in Wasilla that she will not be seeking re-election and that she will be stepping down in a few weeks. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated as Alaska’s governor on July 25. A local NBC affiliate reports that “there was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.” Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer said on Fox News yesterday that Palin ...

Bombshell: Sarah Palin To Resign
Nice Deb — She’s stepping down from the AK Governorship and making way for the Lt Governor July 25! Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will ...

Palin quits as Alaska governor
HorsesAss.Org — Friday before a holiday. From KTUU-TV in Anchorage: In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Palin did not address those rumors at the press conference at her Wasilla home, during which she did ...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska!
Althouse — Well, that can only mean one thing, right?

This just in: Palin to resign on July 26
neo-neocon — ... No, it’s not April Fools Day. Details are sketchy or nonexistent so far, but here’s the announcement of Palin’s plan to resign. She indicated that “recent incidents brought up by national media and the spate of ethics complaints have been taking away from her mission to serve Alaska.” ...

Sarah Palin Resigns As Governor of Alaska
The Jawa Report — July 03, 2009 Sarah Palin Resigns As Governor of Alaska via KTUU.com: WASILLA, Alaska -- In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Palin did not address those rumors at the press conference at her Wasilla home, during which she ...

Palin to resign as governor
Daily Kos — ... Original post: Sarah Palin is stepping down as governor at the end of July, after just 30 months on the job. KTUU Alaska: ...

Sarah Palin to Resign
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on July 3, 2009 The news is a bit more shocking than the speculation she wouldn’t seek re-election. She is actually resigning within weeks! In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Palin did not address those rumors at ...

Palin to resign
Political Animal — PALIN TO RESIGN.... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) decided to shake up an otherwise slow news day with an astounding announcement: not only has she decided to skip a re-election campaign next year, she's also resigning from office altogether later this month. "Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said. There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though ...

Palin Quits to Spend More Time with Couric, Gibson
ScrappleFace — ... (2009-07-03) — Sarah Palin today announced she would step down as Governor of Alaska in order to spend more time with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson and several unnamed former staffers from John McCain’s presidential campaign. ...

The end of the Palin era
Betsy's Page — Wow, Sarah Palin has just dropped a major bombshell on both Alaska and the political world by announcing that not only will she not run for reelection but that she will resign as Alaska's governor. There is no political explanation that could explain this move since any future run for political office would be met with skepticism that she would stay and see the job through. As ...

Never Saw This One Coming
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... Sarah Palin will resign her office as governor of Alaska within weeks . WASILLA, Alaska — In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Palin did not address those rumors at the press conference at her Wasilla home, during which she ...

SHOCKING: Palin is resigning as governor!
Right Wing News — Sarah Palin just held a live press conference from Wasilla, AK stating that she is resigning her post as governor . WOW. Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at the end of the month, Palin said. There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Palin made the announcement flanked by Parnell and most, if not all, of her ...

Brainster's Blog — ... Lots of speculation that Sarahcuda's resignation as governor of Alaska scotches any remaining chance she had of gaining the GOP nomination in 2012 or later. The timing to me seems quite a bit off; she could have finished out most of her term, quitting midyear 2010 and devote the fall to helping GOP candidates for Congress (the Richard Nixon program from 1966). Now it seems just a little too early. ...

Obligatory Sarah Palin Resigns Post
Pirate's Cove — Just got back from the pool, have watched what was going on on Twitter and the ‘Net on ye olde iPhone, but, breaking it down In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. ...

Sarah Palin resigns
The Next Right — What to make of the rapid-fire revelations that Sarah Palin is... ...not running for re-election ...resigning her office ...getting "out of politics for good" There's no doubt that Gov. Palin and her family have been through a very difficult year, and I sympathize with a desire to get out of the public spotlight. I hope that is what's happening here, because it's just not plausible that quitting the only significant political accomplishment on her resume would help Sarah Palin in a Presidential ...

Sarah Palin to Resign as Governor
Comments from Left Field — ... The announcement came as a huge surprise to just about everyone — the expectation was that Gov. Palin would announce her decision not to run for reelection in 2010 (presumably so she could prepare to be a candidate in the 2012 presidential election) — not that she planned to step down from her job as governor effective almost immediately: ...

The Palin resignation: What gives?
The Reaction — ... Needless to say, we'll have a lot to say about Sarah Palin and her resignation today and in the days (and perhaps weeks and months) to come. ...

Obligatory Sarah Palin Resigns Post
Right Wing News — Just got back from the pool, have watched what was going on on Twitter and the 'Net on ye olde iPhone. Both John and Cassy have posts up, but, I want to add my 2 1/3 cents in [image] In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a few weeks. Speculation has swirled for weeks, perhaps months that Palin would not seek re-election in 2010 as she pursues a political career on the national stage. The former vice presidential candidate has long been rumored to be considering a run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. ...

Palin Resigning
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Palin Resignation Shocks Political World
Pajamas Media — The timing of this announcement is very odd for someone who is trying to execute a strategy to get into the White House in 2013. [image] Sarah Palin’s announcement today that she is stepping down from her position as governor of Alaska, effective in two weeks, took the political world by surprise. Alaska’s lieutenant governor will be sworn in soon as that state’s chief executive in Pioneer Park. This will all be very orderly, but both the MSM outlets and the new media — the ones who are not out of town, taking mini-vacations for the Fourth of July — are oddly off-balance about ...

Sarah, We Hardly Knew Ye
Obsidian Wings — ... by publius Well, this should end the whole "Sarah Palin is bizarre and erratic" meme.  Honestly, I don't know what to make of this.  My first thought was that she's obviously gearing up for 2012.  But now I'm not so sure.  Today's announcement was so ill-timed and rambling that it's hard to believe she's seriously considering a presidential run.  Why not wait a few months, and announce the presidential run along with the resignation?  Why not, you know, push a coherent story to the press? Today only makes sense if she either (1) is ...

Excited Words Are Drooling Forth
Whiskey Fire — ... There's been lots of Very Serious Wingnut opining recently about just why Liberals Hate Sarah Palin, all of it pretty hilarious at the moment, ...

Palin Says: “Show Me the Money!!!”
Comments from Left Field — ... about Sarah Palin’s announcement, as expected, that she will not run for reelection as Governor of Alaska … and her surprise announcement that she will resign with 18 months left on her term. ...

Sarah-Ten Reasons or Two?
Newshoggers.com — ... By Ron Beasley So Sarah Palin has resigned as governor. It was a surprise to nearly everyone.  Now Mark Halperin has come up with ten reasons why she may have done this.  Josh Marshall only has two: Either Palin is resigning ahead of some titanic scandal (which should emerge in short order if it exists) or her resignation was triggered by an even more extreme mental instability than we'd previously suspected. I have a different idea.  Sarah Palin is ignorant but I don't think she is ...

Gov. Sarah Palin Quits Her Job
The Hollywood Liberal — ... not be seeking re-election and that she will be stepping down in a few weeks. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated as Alaska’s governor on July 25. A local NBC affiliate reports that “there was no immediate word […] Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced this morning from her home in Wasilla that she will not be seeking re-election and that she will be stepping down in a few weeks. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated as Alaska’s governor on July 25. A local NBC affiliate reports that “there was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has ...

PALIN ABSOLUTELY DOMINATES THE NEWS CYCLE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office — Updated: — ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. — Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pionner Park … ...

Palin Resigns
Confederate Yankee — Palin Resigns I was driving back from Savannah, GA yesterday with my family and didn't get in until last night, and so the news that Sarah Palin resigned the governorship of Alaska is still very new to me. I haven't yet caught up on the commentary that I'm sure is reverberating around the blogosphere, and I can't fathom why Palin would chosen to resign now, and in the manner she did. Perhaps she's gunning for Lisa Murkowski's Senate seat. Murkowski sure seem to be ...

Mike Alvear: Sarah, You're a Sissy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... She was so unclear and evasive about the reasons for her resignation that I kept banging my car's dashboard thinking my radio was just giving off a lot of static. It didn't work. No matter how much I pounded on her, I couldn't get a straight answer. ...