From Beware Post-Dated Resignations? :: TPM:

Palin did this totally out of the blue. But given the thundering derision that has greeted her decision and exposure as a quitter of gargantuan proportions, is it possible she'll reconsider? After all, if she's resigning, why doesn't she just resign? Why wait until the end of July?

Again, I don't think it's likely. And I can't fathom a scenario in which it was planned all along. But remember we're dealing with a deeply erratic and probably mentally unstable person who does lots of completely whacked things at the drop of a hat.

Even though I concur with Josh about the possibility of Palin retracting her intentions to resign, I have a serious problem with anybody, with the kind of media influence he has, writing about her alleged mental health issues.

It's not like he's not said about other politicians. He's said the same thing about Mark Sanford. I just honestly, don't feel comfortable when people in big media (or wanna big media people) start speculating about the mental health of their subjects.

Just. Not. Cool.