Bye, bye, Gov. Palin

Holy moly. On Friday, Alaska's Governor, Sarah Palin, just called it quits. She will step down from her post later this month and will not seek re-election. Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell will be sworn in as Governor on July 26th. Sarah Palin shot onto the national stage as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election. She is also known for having an abode where you can see Russia from.

Governor Palin stated that since she is not seeking re-election she will be in the undesirable position as a lame-duck. So she's giving it to someone else. Yes, that is lame. The Alaskan Governor said that she is leaving because ever since she's been back from her VP campaign trial, her office has been bombarded with "frivolous" complaints and accusations. She thinks this will cause a waste of taxpayers' money. Her excuses are pretty frivolous.

The GOP said that they wished she didn't go but Alaska is still in safe Republican hands. The Democratic National Committee thinks it's a sham. The DNC said it is irresponsible of Palin to be stepping down from her post for the reasons she's given. She is leaving her constituents in the "cold." Either she has other personal agendas and being Governor is wasting her time or she is just not cut out for the job. Well, I think everyone (especially politicians) have personal agendas. I think it's great. We're meant to live, have goals, thrive and make the most of our lives. We're not meant to be couch potatoes.

But I think Governor Palin is running. As an elected official she should be expected to take complaints and issues, etc. She should have thought of these possibilities when she decided to be John McCain's running mate. If she can't take this as a Governor how did she expect to handle the possibility of being Vice President? Anyways, now she can focus on other things, whatever that may be.