Sarah Palin: You Haven't Seen the End of Her!

Former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin artifully spoke on reasons for her resignation as Alaska governor two days ago. If you read the text, you'll find that she answered without answering -- brilliantly!

She is articulate and capable of speaking extemporaneously (without teleprompters!!) and from the heart -- like no other politician! She is definitely able to connect with people, to get her point across and to let it go deep into one's soul. But in analyzing what she said and why she said it (or not said), I've come to the conclusion that she is preparing a run for the presidency in 2012.

Look! She couldn't come right out and state that she's preparing for the presidency right now! This is way too soon. She'd be trashed in the press daily and kneecapped way before the official start of the presidential campaign got underway.

She hinted in her speech that she has been inundated with frivolous lawsuits from "nobodies" (my term! actually, some are just bloggers!). And as governor, she could sustain these lawsuits alright and maintain her position as Governor. But is it advantageous for a presidential candidate to campaign nationally while facing ongoing frivolous lawsuits as Governor in Alaska? -- which would only escalate as her presidential ambition becomes evident.

No candidate wants to face an ongoing onslaught of frivolous ethics complaints that would stymie her candidacy with bad publicity and divide her time to campaign. Because normal rules of restraint by critics and the media do not seem to apply when attacking Sarah Palin and her family, then maybe it's justifiable that her defense (ie, resigning) is also beyond the traditional.

By the way, while a few lawsuits may still be pending, most of them have been dismissed.

Now her intentions are hinted at in Palin's latest Facebook entry. She says, "I am now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values of less government intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security, and much-needed fiscal restraint."

It appears that Palin will be conducting a campaign to address these issues on a national scale. That can easily be done by personal appearances, book tour stops, TV appearances and/or TV show.

This new season in Palin's life can jump-start a national groundswell support she needs to be propelled into office.

Have you noticed, by the way, that each of the points outlined above are strategic counterpoints to ultra-liberal positions posed by President Obama.

• less government intervention
• greater energy independence
• stronger national security
• much-needed fiscal restraint

She's already articulated her campaign talking points! And, they counter Obama's! As Sarah has said, "all I can ask is that you TRUST me with this decision." I believe, as she said, she's "not retreating, but advancing in another direction." I believe that's the presidency.

Godspeed, Sarah!