Palin's déjà vu? Alaskans recall her unshackled when she quit governorship

Those who knew Palin best said she felt trapped in the Alaska governor's mansion, restrained from lashing out at her critics the way she wanted because with power comes responsibility. Elected officials are, in some ways, expected to avoid shooting off their mouths willy-nilly. The president, gosh darn, can't say just anything that pops into her or his noggin' because, well, what the POTUS says can have broad national and international implications, you betcha...  Read more:   Alaska Dispatch