Friday, July 3, 2009

Current (as of 2pm Pacific) theories, ranked from least plausible to most plausible

4. She actually does believe she can do more for Alaska and America by leaving office in mid-term. (No one believes this; it's simply mentioned here for the sake of logical completeness, and then discarded.)

3. Pregnancy. (Several variations on this, most circling back around local rumors from a few years ago.)

2. Governing is complicated and boring; what she really likes is the money, the fame, and the platform for score-settling.

1. Indictment(s) in the works.

4 comments:

JG Hitzert said...

Can we pick multiple complimentary choices. I think 1,2 and 3 could all be happening at once.

Nothstine said...

Yes. I think that would be what the Authusserians call overdetermination.

bn

lisa said...

i'll place my 5 cents on "indictment"

oh, wait, that might be me wishing...

fbear said...

Lisa,

I never bet against an outcome I don't want to happen, so go ahead and bet your 5¢.