As Gordon Ramsay would say, ‘F—cking Hell.’ I’d call that speech ‘Breaking Bad’, like the tv series.

You know, when a political farewell speech is held up for lulz, you’re career has ended. She may rise like a zombie from the dead seeking BRAINS!! next.

“Twenty years ago she could competently descibe a dog race, three years ago she could articulate a position on the abortion issue, and this weekend she composed a resignation speech by throwing culture war stock phrases into a hat and dumping it upside down…”

No, I didn’t/don’t think Alzheimer’s. Maybe the deterioration has more to do with the increase in the stress/pressure level over the years. Sarah would, in fact have had more familiarity, ie. actual life experience, with the dog race scenario than with the big leagues upper level politics she was trying to be a part of this past year. The high-level-functioning autistic kids (Asperger’s) I know are very coherent when discussing topics with which they are very familiar – not so coherent when you change the script. They tend to resort to an answer from their repertoire when they are not sure what you are asking. They won’t usually say they don’t understand – they know you are asking a question so they give you AN answer. Sarah seemed to do that a lot. She also got indignant often, blaming the interviewer, justifying her position while saying the same thing over and over without really making sense. I’d bet [ my stuffed cat ] that she’s LD with a language impairment of some sort. Of course, we’ll never find out as those types of identification, to my knowledge, are primarily done in the school system. Oh well, now that she is off the major political stage [I hope for good] I can say with great relief ‘Good luck, Sarah! Thanks for the entertainment’

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By the way AK, thank you for including me in the ‘family’. Though I haven’t said anything before today, I’ve been here for months enjoying your humour AND the tone of your entries, not to mention your version of Alaska. Being a coward at heart, I can’t imagine wanting to live anywhere where I could see a moose or bear in my yard, but I do enjoy your ‘nature’ pictures and stories. You should know that your blog has taught me lots about Alaska – a place I never thought about until the advent of Sarah P on the ‘international’ scene. (I am Canadian.) Thank you also for the many times you shed light on the background Palin story in a factual manner. Love your writing style (envious really – in a nice way), and hope you will continue to keep us updated in your own inimitable way.