It seems that before August of 2008 no one in the lower 48 paid much attention to the happenings of Alaska or Sarah Palin. Understandably so, I mean when I lived in Florida I certainly didn't care one bit about what was going on in Alaska..."Everyone lives in igloos, right?" Yeah, right.
But since her speech last week announcing that she will step down as governor, my friends and family (all live in the lower 48 by the way) kept asking me..."Why?" Well folks, sorry to disappoint you, but I don't know. Yes, I am a resident of Alaska, but I'm not on the "up and up" with the Palin family.
But I do know one thing--Ketchikan locals had plenty of things to say about it. Many people in our small town were a little shocked by her speech and were left scratching their heads. Some were disappointed and sad to see her go. Others rejoiced at her resignation and got some sort of sick pleasure from it! You see, many "Ketchikanites" were really hoping for that "Bridge to Nowhere" everyone in Congress was fussing about in late 2008. I guess you could say that many Ketchikan locals were more than a little bummed out when the project fell through. Some locals blamed Palin for the whole fiasco, and I suppose are still a little bitter about the whole thing.
I for one am still in shock and don't know what to think. I have the same questions as everyone else. "Is she doing this because she wants to make more money? Does she want to have the freedom to do speeches and promote her book? Is she planning on running in 2012? Is she done with politics altogether?"
Who knows. Hey, maybe our new governor will give us that bridge that we've been waiting for...?
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