On July 3, 2009, Sarah Palin announced she was resigning as governor of Alaska on July 26. Speculation immediatly centered on Palin’s presidential ambitions. Not being tied to Alaska for the next few years will free her up to…http://www.worldbiography.net/palin_sarah.html

President Obama picked Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court choice, not Governor Gregoire, as editorialized on this website back on May 3 (see: http://www.washingtonstatepolitics.com/2009/05/03/why-gregoire-is-a-great-pick-for-obama-to-make-for-the-supreme-court/). 
That having been said, Obama’s choice of Sotomayor makes sense; she is a veteran judge, has a compelling personal history, and in this era of identity politics, the fact she is [...]

With a brief mention in a New York Times article that she was a possibility for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court as a replacement for the retiring Justice Souter, a bevy of possible scenarios opened up for Gregoire and for Washington State. 
For Governor Gregoire, the timing is perfect, with a highly unpopular budget just [...]

With a brief mention in a New York Times article that she was a possibility for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court as a replacement for the retiring Justice Souter, a bevy of possible scenarios opened up for Gregoire and for Washington State. 
For Governor Gregoire, the timing is perfect, with a highly unpopular budget just [...]