Palin Resignation: 11 Theories Why

AP Photo Sarah Palin's holiday-eve decision to resign as governor blindsided TV commentators and bloggers who scrambled to come up with an explanation. The Daily Beast's presents a roundup of insta-reactions.

THEORY 1: VANITY FAIR HURT HER FEELINGS

THEORY 2: SHE’S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

THEORY 3: SHE’S NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

THEORY 4: SHE'S PREGNANT AGAIN

THEORY 5: SHE’S SICK OF ALASKA

THEORY 6: IT WAS A WHIM

THEORY 7: THE ETHICS POLICE WERE ABOUT TO NAB HER

THEORY 8: SHE’S UNSTABLE

THEORY 9: HER HANDLERS ARE INCOMPETENT

THEORY 10: SHE’S ANGLING FOR A TV SHOW

THEORY 11: SHE HAS A GOD COMPLEX