Sarah Palin Announces She is Resigning as Governor

So Sarah Palin announced today that she is stepping down as Governor of Alaska. This is really unfortunate as I really liked Sarah Palin and the values and beliefs that she espoused. I am not really sure what I think about this. If she is stepping down because she is tired of the political machine then I understand, but if she is stepping down to better her chances at a run for the presidency then I don't really understand the strategy. It is certainly unconventional but she is an unconventional politician. I will have to think on this some more over the weekend.