Sarah Palin accepts RNC's invitation for her to not be there

Buh-bye, Sarah. I'm calling it. Time of death of Sarah Palin's importance in the Republican Party? Right freakin' now.

Sarah Palin on Sunday night:

This year is a good opportunity for other voices to speak at the convention and I'm excited to hear them.

That would be Sarah Palin's statement announcing that she won't be speaking at the Republican National Convention. Except, of course, that decision was already made for her weeks ago:

The Romney campaign prides itself on a slavish adherence to script, and Palin cannot be trusted to avoid the impulse to go rogue. That is why, perhaps, the Romney campaign has not asked Palin to speak at the convention nor contacted her about even attending the party's marquee event in Tampa. Queries to the Romney camp about any possible Palin role at the convention meet with a stony silence.

Buh-bye, Sarah. I believe your 15 minutes are officially over.