It was early Wednesday morning and I was tuning in to CNN to get the latest on the Michael Jackson memorial. The screen was showing LA getting ready for one of the biggest funerals in world history. Then it cut to the next story - Sarah Palin’s interview with reporter Drew Griffin. I honestly could not help but roll my eyes when I saw her beside the shores of Dillingham, Alaska with waders, a ponytail, and glasses on. Gimmick. The word popped in my head. Another attempt to win the masses by showing how much she is part of the “unpretentious, very hard working heartland of America community”.

The interview continued and I caught Palin jumping from one fragmented thought to another: “It’s not a matter of retreating or quitting it’s a matter of progressing a good positive agenda in an unconventional way…I’m not going to close the door (when asked if she had any plans to run for Presidency)...all options available to me are on the table…but for now I want to help other people…I am gonna fight for other people who can perfect the change in other areas.” Does she even know what she is talking about? So why did she quit again, and did she specifically state how she would still be able to help Alaska? You would think that Palin would have had some clear action plan by now. More importantly, should we care? By quitting public office, isn’t she in effect quitting the citizens- the Alaskans- she took an oath for?

I think I do not care to know why Palin really resigned, or if she intends to run for Presidency on 2012.  It’s obvious to me that she wants to cash in. With a new book deal on the way I don’t think it would be far from impossible to see Palin syndicate herself in other forms of media such as national TV. I won't be surprised if she takes the ex-politician-now-a-celebrity-route to return to politics come 2012.

Palin’s resignation smells of vested motives under the garb of sacrificing oneself for the greater good. When the going gets tough, a true leader roughs it out. In politics, having a thick skin and strong stomach is a foundation for success. When controversy or ethics complaints hit, one does not bail out....you stick to your guns not fishing.

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