I wasn’t expecting this… Sarah Palin will resign as Alaska governor
by Jack GrantFrom MSNBC.com:
Report: Palin resigning as Alaska governor
I generally don’t try to anticipate the strategies of politicians, I have a life to live, but I certainly wasn’t expecting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign her office this early, before campaigning for the 2012 Presidential election began in earnest.
I’m sure even if there is a follow-up announcement regarding the reasons for the resignation, speculation will run rampant.
This is why personalities matter in history. If John McCain had not chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate, then much of what has happened in the time since would be significantly different for both her prospects along with the future of the Republican Party.
History is not just massive abstract forces, the Great Man theory also holds sway, individual choices matter, even if the Man (or Woman) isn’t so Great….
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Cross-posted between Random Fate and The Moderate Voice.
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