Here She Comes

From multiple media outlets today comes Sarah Palin's announcement that she will not seek reelection to be Alaska's governor next year.

Duh -- does that mean she's retiring?

Conservatives4Palin will not be able to contain their glee about this announcement. See, in their alternate, but seriously warped, view of reality, she's the savior of the conservative movement.

If by "movement" they mean bowel movement, then I agree. What better way for the constipated Republican Party to put a merciful end to their slow but steady descent into the toilet than the laxative that would be a Palin candidacy in 2012?

UPDATE: It's even juicier now: from KTUU comes a report that Palin is actually resigning the governorship in two weeks. The reactions have been pouring in from all other the blogosphere, and they have a couple of things in common: 1) this is just one more bizarre event in the ongoing drama that is the Sarah Palin show, and 2) she's done as a national candidate if she's decided to resign before her first term as governor is completed. Of course I believe 1); I would believe 2) as well if I wasn't positive that she still believes herself up to the job of president.

Money quote from Sully:

In the end, I think, the one thing to say is that the Republican party is in such a total state of collapse and incoherence that it actually believed she could be a future president; and that John McCain was so reckless, so cynical and so cavalier that he was prepared to rest the national security of this country on her shoulders if he, in his seventies, were to become unable to fulfill his duties or die. In some ways, this is a moment to reflect on McCain, and his irresponsibility, not Palin and her drama.

Let's not forget to help Arizona show McCain some brochures for Shady Acres Retirement Villas pretty soon.

As for Palin, watch for her to join the ranks of the wingnuts at Fox News within the next 30-60 days.