I am shocked at the reaction of Republicans to the resignation of Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska. First of all, she has left the office in the hands of a fine Republican Lt. Governor. Gov. Palin has been under assault for the last year because she stepped up to serve as a candidate for Vice President. Since that acceptance speech, she has been bled financially by unyielding nonsensical accusations in Alaska and the lower 48 states, some formal but most are disgusting character assaults and slander.

Continuing to defend herself from the Governor's office of Alaska is constraining, distracting, and limiting in resources. Gov. Palin defending herself as a private citizen allows her to confront her accusers where they are and on a battlefield of her choosing.

Also, the name recognition that has been generated for her is going to make her a very rich woman in a matter of months, rather than struggling to make ends meet as a civil servant under a magnifying glass. That is the best news out of all of this mess. The Governor can attain the resources that she needs to do the work that needs to be done to establish a firm financial foundation, her family's security, and her political future.

As a former political operative tied to a governmental structure, I felt constrained. As a private citizen that moves faster than government, I find myself more able to accomplish my goals and the political goals of our Republican party. Money is the mother’s milk of politics, if you have no money you end up doing a lot of listening and if you have a lot of money you end up doing a lot of talking. Gov. Palin has a lot of talking to do.

Governor Sarah Palin now has a wealth of doors open to her rather than being stuck in the claustrophobic closet of a governor's office with few assets. In the free enterprise market of America, private citizen can gather assets and deploy them as they wish. We are a government of individuals and not a government for government. Governor Palin is about to teach us this lesson again.

I guess most of those that are reacting negatively to the resignation enjoy the trappings of government and cannot see a future of American success beyond government. Go show them, Sarah! Show these shocked government types the power of the free market, the free press, and the power of an unshackled American!!