Did Palin Think This Through?

Whether you like her or not (I kind of like her). Whether you feel she helped or hurt John McCain in last November's election (I'm not sure she hurt him more than he hurt himself). I think nearly everyone can agree on one thing. After being picked from near obscurity to become candidate for Vice President...Sarah Palin was not ready for prime time.
Her stunning resignation as Alaska's governor to pursue a "higher cause" proves that once more.
Is she tired of all the jokes about her and her family from the likes of Saturday Night Live and David Letterman? Is she going to become a bigger force in the Republican Party and campaign for conservative candidates across America? Is she taking the time off to prep for her own Presidential run in 2012? While all of these are noble and sound reasons for not seeking re election she could have accomplished all of them and still completed her current term as governor.
She's been called alot of things within the last 10 months but her sudden resignation in the middle of her term enables her opponents to hang a label on her that is far more damaging than being called a simple small town hockey mom. They can now call her a quitter. If she stays in the rough and tumble world of national politics it will be extremely tough for her to shed that label regardless of what her "higher cause" is....and that's what shim sez...