Palin resigns as governor of Alaska

[cured]

The big problem for Palin is she isn't going to be starting her campaign against Barack Obama...she'll be starting it against the likes of Gingrich and Romney and Huckabee, who will have no problem tearing her to shreds.

If she manages to get through that, Obama will shred her like he did McCain in the debates, as planned as they are.

Another theory I read was the McCain camp essentially asked her to get out of the spotlight or they'd blow the whistle on her activities as a running mate. That's doubtful, though.