Folks, stop imagining a mystery where none exists: She’s an idiot. A real-life Chauncey Gardner. That’s all there is to her resignation. There is no “crazy like a fox” aspect to her announcement — it’s strictly “stupid is as stupid does.”
One of my friends last year thought that naming Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket was a stroke of genius. I was so convinced he was wrong that I made 50 bucks betting against him on the election outcome.
I think Kip's analysis is closer to correct.