Palin's Move 'Totally Reasonable'

The political intelligentsia’s consensus on Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation is wrong, according to veteran political analyst Charlie Cook.

Cook, creator of “The Cook Political Report,” says that Palin’s apparent strategy in resigning may be to build a major campaign organization for 2012 – a task that takes an enormous amount of time, energy and financial capital in the Lower 48 and would likely be impossible in Alaska.

Running for president is now a minimum two-year, full-time job, Cook reasons. Remaining in office for 18 more months as a lame-duck governor would only expose her to problems beyond her control and cripple her fundraising abilities. Read more @ NewMax.