Look Barry, See Sarah Run
Will she or won't she? Sarah Palin running for president isn't as far-fetched as her critics (and there are plenty of them) would have us believe. It's more a question of when, than if.
Her political future has been hotly debated ever since that embarrassing attempt to become Vice President in 2008. Even a year ago, few would have seriously thought of her as a contender for the nation's top office, and many still dismiss the idea as ridiculous. Whatever the cynics may think, she has used the last two years to turn herself into one of the most recognizable personalities in the country, and it is no longer possible to ignore the likelihood that she is gearing up for a run at the presidency.
Americans watch Sarah with all the obsessive fascination that the Brits lavish on their royal family. Technorati has a feature dedicated to her, and now even the influential Huffington Post gives her a page of her own. Since her fall from grace in 2008, she has turned herself into a one woman conglomerate, as inescapable as ads for feminine hygiene products.
She seems to be everywhere at once, doing political commentary on Fox, hosting her series on TLC, and now touring to promote her new book. Can all this frantic activity have no other purpose than to make money, or satisfy her lust for attention? If her goal were simply to live comfortably in Alaska, she's already set for life, and not even Sarah Palin could need any more attention.
Certainly no one on Capitol Hill takes her very seriously, least of all Barack Obama, and this could be her big advantage. She surprised everyone in 2008, seemingly coming out of nowhere to become McCain's running mate, and the fact that her opponents dismiss her as a lightweight, lacking in recognition and credibility, could well work to her advantage.
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