I don't dislike Palin, I dislike the whole process that got her picked as a VP candidate. McCain wanted Lieberman, and the Christian Right supporters of his campaign objected to a Jew getting picked, and demanded someone Christian, and he also needed someone young/attractive to distract from his age. Thus, we got someone completely incompetent politically for the job of VP. I'd imagine she's leaving office because someone got some real dirt on her and threatened to go public on it if she didn't leave. I find it hard to believe that someone with a character as strong as hers leaving because the media was picking on her family.