'Wasn't Worth the Pain'

" Love her or -- nobody can stop talking about Governor Sarah Palin everyone wants to know the answer to one simple question. Why is she really resigning. -- Levi Johnston the nineteen year old father of Palin's grandson -- almost ended up as governor Palin's son in law. He and Bristol Palin ended their engagement earlier this year well -- thinks he knows why the governor is stepping down. He says quote I've heard of people offering books and stuff like that and actually there was a reality show they wanted to do. But I think the big deal was the book you know that's millions of dollars right there. And she couldn't do that as governor Levi also says he wouldn't vote for her if she runs for president because he doesn't think she's up to the job. Meanwhile a longtime White House reporter is being shockingly honest about the press coverage of Palin. Carl Cannon writes in the 2008 election we took sides straight and simple particularly with regard to the vice presidential race. We simply didn't hold Joe Biden to the same standard as Sarah Palin. And for me the real loser in this sordid tale is my chosen profession. Governor Palin is outspoken about her contempt for some of the press. But is that why she is resigning Greta talked to former house speaker Newt Gingrich about the mystery around Palin's decision."

" Governor Palin. Yes I'll -- is set I was really surprised I mean I knew that she was under a lot of stress and I knew -- been. Very painful for her family of the Letterman things in the Vogue Magazine article and then my assumption is that she finally -- decided it was worth the pain. That I've been mean you know are better than I do."

" I didn't think second or better dabble in computer everyone had thinks that I know that everything -- it's been on camera but -- I -- inexplicable. Actually I mean I understand I understand now -- get attacked but the problem is is that in some ways -- you know. I'm surprised -- how she reacted."

" And a challenge he has is in what -- family well and I think it had a very hard a couple of months and I'm I'm. Very sympathetic to how much pain they've been put through. And how unfair -- spent. I think the challenge you're gonna face is that that if she wants to lead a public life. Fighting the way through that is unavoidable. That that is not something you can't just be clever stepped down as governor -- three months later and not think the same nasty people. With the same nasty ideas are gonna command T again you know that it can't just be right about to add that the media is testing. But then -- may have hit the that we have to live through -- to mean. And it's always been true you know what Washington almost quit after his first term. Because the New -- newspapers were attacking Martha for having -- that -- too formal. And he was so infuriated that his wife would be attacked with a -- by the newspapers. That he almost left the presidency instead MB when terms enough and took Jefferson and Hamilton talking -- that we have always head. -- very. Tough. News media and we've always had a very tough political environment. And it's very painful not my made my daughters can tell you. They live -- from childhood on its hard."