Word is Palin's out. It's not a big surprise, although going beyond her own deadline and then announcing on Mark Levin's show I find curious. Going beyond her self-imposed deadline makes me think she was really considering it up to the last minute. As for Mark Levin's show - why not Fox, why not on Rush Limbaugh's show. Why not before the evening news cycle? It's like a back door exit. Not running may not have helped her credibility but to minimize that, she could have gone out Christie style - being forthright, upfront and facing the music.
What does it mean for the GOP? Given that a Palin run would have split the anybody-but-Romney vote 3 ways (her, Perry and Cain), she did a service to the conservative wing of the Republican party. In hindsight, she missed her window, but looking forward, she may have done something to help the country towards a more fiscally responsible future. As for her own future she does have a voice, like Christie, to speak up for candidates and for conservative causes. She has an opportunity to become a part of a future administration (Drill Baby Drill Czar?).
Most definitely, more to follow.
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