Scott Spiegel

“Contrary to most reports, her decision had been in the works for months, accelerating recently as it became clear that controversies and endless ethics investigations were threatening to overshadow her legislative agenda…

“While normally useful, in the hands of political opponents FOIA requests can become a means to bog down a target in a bureaucratic quagmire, thanks to the need to comb through records and respond by a strict timetable… Since Ms. Palin returned to Alaska after the 2008 campaign, some 150 FOIA requests have been filed and her office has been targeted for investigation by everyone from the FBI to the Alaska legislature… [S]he accumulated $500,000 in legal fees in just the last nine months, and knew the bill would grow ever larger in the future.

“‘[S]he had begun turning down pretty much every invitation she got—even though they were pouring in every day by the dozens,’ a confidant of the governor’s told me. ‘It is not throwing in the towel. It is deciding that she was ineffective in fighting for her principles and could do more in another role…’

“By sidestepping her critics, Sarah Palin is now moving to another playing field where she has more control over the rules of the game.”

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