In her resignation press conference, Palin said:
And so as I thought about this announcement that I wouldn't run for re-election and what it means for Alaska, I thought about how much fun some governors have as lame ducks... travel around the state, to the Lower 48 (maybe), overseas on international trade - as so many politicians do. And then I thought - that's what's wrong - many just accept that lame duck status, hit the road, draw the paycheck, and "milk it".
Several transcript paragraphs later, she mentioned having just returned from a trip to Europe where she was visiting with Alaskan soldiers. Before that trip, she was notably in New York City, where she was able to catch a Yankees game. She's also made it to Indiana for a fundraiser, DC for some dumb Alfalfa dinner, DC again for a major GOP fundraiser, and Auburn, New York. For a governor whose state has suffered earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides, and food shortages (all since January), it sure seems that she's managed to do a decent amount of traveling to "the Lower 48" as well as overseas. Oddly enough, though she's drawing the paycheck, letting Alaska foot the bill for her ethics investigations, hitting the road, and milking it, she's not yet managed to travel around her own state. She has been notably absent from Emmonak, despite the fact that their lack of salmon for subsistence and profit has gotten national attention.
OK, I can't really read any more stuff about Sarah Palin. The woman has always driven me crazy. It's not that I mind women in positions of power; the last two states I've lived in have had female governors. It's not that I can't deal with people espousing political positions I find idiotic; I live in Arizona and read the local paper. It's that she talks like idiocy is a virtue. She may not be a moron, but you wouldn't know it from listening to her or observing from a distance. For further reading on Alaskan politics and how Sarah Palin fail
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