Ebbie: Maybe she thought that showing up at the 50th gala would draw reporters (like flies) and detract from the celebration, but if so, she should have thought about that before she decided to make her resignation announcement on July 3rd. The polite thing for her to have done would have been to delay her announcement until after the 50th celebration, attend the gala and Independence Day parade as head of state, and make her resignation public AFTER the official anniversary of Alaska's statehood (July 7th).

But noooOOOOoooo...