If it was related to Palin, why set a fire now when she’s no longer a candidate? It would have been a much louder statement when she was still running.

Damages to the Wasilla Bible Church were estimated at $1 million, authorities said today. No one was injured in the fire, which was intentionally set while people, including two children, were inside.
“This fire is definitely suspicious,” said Central Mat-Su Fire Chief James Steele.
Pastor Larry Kroon declined to say if the Friday night blaze was politically based or directed at Palin, the failed Republican vice presidential candidate. He also declined to say whether the church has received any recent threats.
“There are so many variables,” he said. “I don’t want to comment in that direction.” Palin stopped by the church this morning. Her spokesman, Bill McAllister, said in a statement that Palin told an assistant pastor she apologizes if the fire was connected to the “undeserved negative attention” the church has received since she became the vice presidential candidate on Aug. 29.

The reporter mentions that church faced criticisms during the Palin campaign for promoting Focus on the Family’s “Love Won Out Conference” as if to imply that might be the reason. But why wait this long to do something?
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