For those who argue there was no implicit sexism in the coverage of Sarah Palin's resignation, consider this observation.

Here is CNN’s Rick Sanchez on Palin’s announcement that she was leaving office prematurely. “Is there anything going on with her that perhaps may lead her to want to make this decision, and the one thing that’s still left out there is, hey, could she be pregnant again?” Sanchez asked.

Could be, Rick. Or maybe it was just her time of month, because, hey, that’s why woman politicians make the decisions they do, right?

But you can see why some in the media were shocked and dismayed. Imagine abandoning your office! Imagine quitting and deserting the voters who elected you!

Though this is what Bob Dole did in 1996, didn’t he? Dole resigned his Senate seat to run for president. I remember it. I was standing right there when he did it. And I don’t recall anybody accusing him of being a quitter. Or of being pregnant.

And I don't know why anyone would assume that pregnancy would be the basis for a resignation anyway. Most women keep working through their pregnancies. More than one governor has done so. And one of those, little more than a year ago, was Sarah Palin herself.

But who knows -- maybe Sanchez had been nipping at the bottle before he got behind the anchor desk, just like he sometimes does before getting behind the wheel of a car. Fortunately, no pedestrians were killed by this act of irresponsibility on the part of the CNN anchor.