Joe McGinniss on Palin Not Running for President: Arrivederci, Sarah!

The Rogue author Joe McGinniss, Palin’s erstwhile neighbor and bete noire, says we should give thanks to God the former governor isn’t joining the 2012 race—and predicts she’ll soon fade away.

Plus, read Palin's statement announcing her decision.

Published Oct. 6 2011 2:14AM EDT

Sarah, we hardly knew ye.

But we knew ye well enough to not want to know ye any better.

Thanks for sparing us.

Thanks also for the diversion you provided three years ago, at a time when the nation needed a laugh.

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