Sarah Palin in her announcement that she’s leaving her job as Alaska’s governor has certainly let some people down. One of these is Ruth Marcus, who found her emotional, and therefore unfit to seek higher office.

“I think my hostility has to do with our shared gender: I’m anxious to see women succeed in the political arena as elsewhere, and I think McCain’s cynical choice of Palin and her faltering performance since has served to set back that cause.” Marcus said.