Sarah Plain can work the conservative speaker's circuit and make a living from speaker's fees through the next election. After that requests will come less often, even the tabloids will lose interest, and eventually someone in the Palin family will need to get a job. Maybe she can eke out a few more years on the church circuit, but I don't know what speaker's fees are like on the religious right.
Her brand is so tarnished on the national stage it is hard to imagine her coming back. Perhaps Fox News will give her a paid seat as a commentator or host in the run-up to the next election? Or she can hire a ghostwriter and try to make it is a less-vicious, intellectually vapid version of Ann Coulter. The odds on her success are quite long with both those scenarios, but she can try.
Fortunately for this country being an elected official will no longer be an option for Sarah Palin. There is no way she can survive her post-election performance as a Governor and her decision to step down. Her career as an elected official is completely over. Now she has no track record and no home base of operation. Just ask Rudy Giuliani how difficult it is to run for national office when your home state loathes you.
Not quite sure what trail of web-procrastination led me to this point, but it's not good to have your predictions up this long, D...she seems to be doing just fine so far. God help us.
Posted by: Dan | December 11, 2009 at 08:06 PM
I think I'm still on target. A book, a Fox commentator, and speaking engagements, but no chance of elected-office. Once Palin starts freely spouting off on Fox many more hours of tape will pile up that can be used against her in an election.
Posted by: David Lowey | January 21, 2010 at 04:22 PM