Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska.

Dan Balz of The Washington Post attempts to analyze her actions.

Bill Kristol thinks she might be crazy like a fox.

Mark Steyn thinks the simplest answer is probably the right one, which is that she is sickened by the way her family is being treated, and she realizes she can no longer accomplish anything of substance in Alaska.

I agree with his analysis. Who needs trying to explain to your 14-year-old daughter why she is the punchline of a joke about rape made by a comedian on national television? Would you subject your daughter to that kind of exposure and treatment? I wouldn't, and the only sure way to get away from it is to leave public office at once. Now, Sarah Palin will still be a celebrity. She can spend the next two years cashing in on that celebrity by getting paid big bucks for speeches. Amongst the paid speeches, she can do unpaid events to help GOP candidates around the country. When it becomes clear that she will not be a candidate for President in 2012, or any other office, her celebrity will fade, and so will the income opportunities, but she will have made her pile, and she can return to the quiet life in Alaska.