She abruptly resigned?!?  What could that mean?!?  Rumors abound, and the most viable seems to be the emergence of a corrupton scandal.  She had to get out of Dodge, or Juneau, as the cas emay be.  Although someone pointed out in a comment Sarah may just be getting bored with being Governor.  She's gotten a taste of the big city and the bright lights and she really likes it.  Rather then go with the corruption suggestion, let's ignore that and focus on ambition, and the GOP playbook.  Sarah is more useful to them out of office then inside.

Sarah becomes much more impressionable out of office then as governor.  As governor, it's difficult to say, "I was out walking the Appalachian Trail" and then emerge from a plane that last landed in Argentina, for instance.  Sarah can now disappear with no accounting to anyone.  As governor she was much easier to track.  She was obligated to reveal her whereabouts, at least occassionally.  She even had to reveal where she gets he rmoney, also.  Unencumbered by office, she can now go where he pleases, and receive money as she pleases as well.

Money buys influence and Sarah is eager to learn how to run with the big boys.  So she will allow herself to be influenced in what to say and how to say it.  Her jedi training is just beginning.  She will use the Force, and the Force is strong with that one. 

Where have we seen this in the past?  I believe the Illusional Leader meme originated by accident, when Ronald Reagan began losing his marbles.  Some have said towards the end he gave speeches believing he was back on the silver screen performing the "role" of President, rather then actually being the President.  It enabled HWBush to control the government and it worked!  George W Bush was the same way.  He was put up as the Illusional Leader of the government, but there are many who would say that Cheney was in charge.  So how would things be run with Ms. Palin? 

Palin will have the time and the luxury of studying really hard to be the Illusional Leader for the GOP.  No one in the GOP has anywhere near her popularity within the party.  Sure, we the educated elite are aghast that anyone would propose someone could be readied to be President of the Uniteed States of America because they went to Rove University for four years, but Rove did it with W!  He can do it with Sarah.  Afterall, they do not need to really win.  They only need to have it close enough to steal, as Randi Rhodes used to say.

It seems to this writer that the structure is in place to perpetuate the party goals, having imbedded innumerable Zom-Bushes throughout the various governmental agencies.  These moles will be activated if Sarah can get into office.  Right now, she does appear to be their best hope.  She can really work the fascist mob.  The American masses are so shallow, and she's fighting for God, don't forget, so the carnival trailers will be visiting every GOP-loyal Christian community just as they did with W.  You can bet the pastors and preachers will not be reminding anyone their Pro-Life agenda hardly moved when the Reich controlled the House, Senate and White House, but the GOP will promise to do it this time, for sure.

The way I see it, this is the future the GOP wants, to put up a candidate that moves the masses, but the issue of corruption may be emerging.  The Dems may want to bury this issue on the tundra.  We have health care issues to promote and we don't need Sarah Palin sucking all the air out of the room.  Yes, she sucks.  We, the educated, liberal elite know that, but we knew it about W too, and it did not prevent his reaching the presidential pinnacle, where he was ever so useful to the Reich.  The GOP is looking for their next tool. Sarah could very well be that next tool, also.