Everyone is asking why Sarah Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska, has resigned from her governorship so soon if she is planning on running for the Republican nomination in the 2012 election.
I have one big reason to explain.
Right now Congress has passed the new Obama cap and trade (read cap and tax) bill and it is going to the Senate for approval.
If this bill passes, the cost of fuel will be going up dramatically due to the taxation. This would decrease the demand, which would in turn affect the revenue of Alaska, perhaps even pushing them into deficit.
Why would Palin want that lodestone around her neck when she goes for the brass ring?
All in all, it is a wise move on her part.