Did Sarah think she needed to practice being a quitter?

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Hmmmmmm, poor Sarah...... her big announcement was upstaged by the death of Steve Jobs......
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Sarah Palin quits again

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Sarah Palin’s flirtation with the presidency had captured the imagination of many in the country. Her new team, citizens from across the nation, had been working hard for her, too. They spent their time and their money trying to convince her to run. The fought to counter an often harsh media assessment. They printed flyers and T-shirts. They set up websites and booths at small town political events. They tweeted like mad birds, wrote thousands of emails, joined on the comment section of thousands of new stories. They flew across the country to hear her speak.

Many of them likely reacted to her announcement she would not run in much the way Rutherford reacted to the resignation as governor.

Palin told talk show host Mark Levin that she would continue to work for the country. Some may believe her. Others, particularly Alaskans who have heard much of this before, were sure to be suspicious.

Indeed, in many ways, it’s Alaskans who have the most cause to be most upset. After Palin walked back into the family home soon to become a fortress in July of 2009, she turned her back on not only her team, but the state. After the promise to take "my fight for what's right -- for Alaska -- in a new direction,” she largely disappeared from public view. When she did emerge, it was to film a segment for her television reality show or make a carefully orchestrated appearance at some event -- one for Glenn Beck, another for U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller. Apart from endorsing the Tea Party-backed Miller in his race against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Palin hasn’t weighed in on Alaska issues. She has stood by even as her successor as governor tried to unravel her large and signature tax on the Alaska oil industry.

Until today, her last, diehard supporters were convinced that she was doing it for a greater purpose. The multi-million dollar book she wrote, her reality TV show, her national speeches, the bus tour of America, it all had to be for something big. And the only thing big enough to justify everything Palin had done, they believe, was to get ready for the most difficult race -- the run for president.

A politician can get away with a lot in the 49th state and survive. They can fall off bar stools, suffer drug problems, abandon any idea of good grooming, live in hovels, and still maintain power. Politicians don’t need a degree to be respected in the 49th state, nor money, nor connections. All they need is a stated goal to make the state a better place. And unless you’re doing something like running for president, you cannot quit the state and still be a respectable Alaskan.

On Wednesday, more than a few Alaskans were wondering if Jon Stewart, the host of "The Daily Show'' on the Comedy Channel, hadn't hit close to home when he looked at what Palin has been up to in recent months and posited that someone who drives around the country in a bus all painted up campaign style with a gaggle of reporters in pursuit is either running for president or is a crazy person.

And running for president is no longer an option.

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