Sarah Palin: July 3, 2009

[JonLH]

The big news:  Sarah Palin to depart her job as Governor of Alaska at the end of July.

There is all sorts of speculation about the real reasons:
http://thepage.time.com/halperins-take-10-possible-reasons-for-palins-decision/

A possible upcoming scandal?
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/03/palin-hockey-arena-scandal/

The rambling incoherence:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie/3740646/sarah-palin-resigns-madness.thtml

Another interesting take:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/07/sarah_palin_resigns.html

Salon's take on the story:
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/07/03/D9978MSO0_us_palin_resigning/

I actually just completed a vacation in Alaska and hit several Alaska cities.  I found the people to be extremely nice and helpful.  The ONLY CITY that I felt uncomfortable in was Wasilla.  Big surprise.

[JonLH]

An interesting note from EmptySkirt on twitter:

Thanks to Sarah Palin, the definition of "empty skirt" has been officially entered into the Urban DIctionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=empty%20skirt

Yep, I'm on twitter.