SARAH IS RESIGNING FROM WHAT? TO RUN FOR WHAT??

COMMENTARY Sarah Palin is a political gimmick that takes herself way too seriously these days.

Frankly, I do not see how her complaining about the tedium of governorship of Alaska, her complaining about the unblinking glare of negative publicity, and then her resigning the governorship of Northern Exposure Out in the Boonies --- a place with less population than a third of of the counties in California --- will make her more presidential. The presidency can be an even worse, even more-tedious sort of job.

There is precedent for American voters to elect men to presidency after a single term as a governor

Tilden nominated for presidency 1876 after 1 term as New York governor

Cleveland won presidency 1884 after 1 term as New York governor

McKinley won presidency 1896 after 1 term as Ohio governor

T Roosevelt won vice presidency 1900 after 1 term as New York governor
Then assumed presidency

Wilson won presidency 1912 after part term as New Jersey governor

Coolidge won vice presidency 1920 after 1 term as Massachusetts governor
Then assumed presidency

F Roosevelt won presidency 1932 after 2 terms as New York governor

Dewey nominated for presidency 1944 after part term as New York governor

Rockefeller ran for presidency 1960 after part term as New York governor

Reagan ran for presidency 1968 after part term as California governor

Carter won presidency 1976 after one term as Georgia governor

None of them resigned way in advance of the elections in question complaining about the pressures of office.