On Friday, Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska announced that she is resigning from her current position later this month. So far, she has made no mention of pursuing any other office, but her stepping down as a Governor has given rise to the wild speculation that she may be considering running for the Senate or the Presidency.
“It hurts to make this choice but I’m doing what’s best for Alaska,” she said in speech from the backyard of her Wasilla home with husband Todd and children Piper, Bristol and Willow at her side. “You can effect change from the outside, and I can too.”
One of the reasons she gave for her resignation is that her year-old son Trig, who has Down syndrome, needs her at home more. If she does decide to run for another office, she is certainly going to have to explain how she can leave Trig behind to pursue office.
Palin came into the spotlight when Presidential candidate John McCain chose her as his running mate for the Presidency of the USA.
Palin was widely lampooned on Saturday Night Live and has even locked horns with David Letterman for making off-color jokes about her trip to New York with her 14-year-old daughter Willow.
“We know we can effect positive change outside government,” Palin said. “I know the time when its time to pass the ball for victory. Trust me with this decision.”
“This comes as no surprise,” says UC Santa Cruz professor Geoffrey Dunn, a political analyst who is writing a book about Palin due out later this year.
