But of course...
During her resignation speech last week, Palin presented herself as a heroic defender of the taxpayer. She said that money being spent on government lawyers to defend against these "frivolous ethics violations" could be "going to things that are very important, like troopers and roads and teachers and fish research."..
But David Murrow, a spokesperson for the Governor, said in an interview that much of this money was budgeted to the lawyers in advance [based on the fixed salaries of lawyers in the governor’s office and the Department of Law.] and would have gone to them anyway, even if state lawyers hadn’t been defending against these ethics complaints.
The real reason Palin quit: She and Todd were invited for a hunt with Cheney, this summer.
Sarah Palin Called GOP Leaders Before Quitting
Alaska Governor Called Dick Cheney, Rudy Giuliani In Weeks Before Stepping Down
On May 7, the document shows, Palin spoke with former vice president Dick Cheney from an airport in Fairbanks, during a brief refueling stop on her way to survey flood damage in the northeastern part of the state. Cheney spokeswoman Lucy Tutwiler would only confirm that the two discussed a possible summer vacation to Alaska by the Cheneys.
PS: Both stories are true but the "hunt with Cheney" quip is snark (would explain her panic though - rofl)