(Paraphrased reprint from source site, with my own modifications and expansions)
This is war. This is, quite literally, a war for the very heart, soul, and future of our Republic. Sarah is way too smart to give any unneccessary advantage to the vile scum (on either side of "the aisle") who want to destroy her. She wants them to waste their efforts preparing for a no-Palin campaign and then have to suddenly adjust to her presence. In other words, she’s toying with them. For this tactic to be effective, she has to give the very plausible appearance of leaning toward NOT running. Meanwhile, she can prepare under the radar, conserve resources, and scout her competitors.
In her appearance at the preview of "The Undefeated" in Pella, Iowa yesterday. she referred to announcing her candidacy as an "earth shaking decision." She wasn't exagerrating. Think seismic event. Think tectonic plate-shift magnitude 9.0 on the political Richter Scale.
When she announces, the whole game changes. Immediately, and irrevocably. She's gearing up for throwing herself into the lion's den... but you can count on her bringing a .50 caliber Desert Eagle with plenty of Plus-P loads.
Sarah will not run just to make a statement, she'll be running to kick O'Bunghole's boney ass from here to Oahu and back, and then stick her flag in the front lawn at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the next eight years.
She is runniong, and she's doing an amazingly creative and effective job of it. Then again, what else should we expect from The Barracuda?
8^D
No kidding. The reverberations and tremors from Palin's entry into the race are going to travel around the globe and back again. Several times.
She's going to knock everything else off the front page for a solid week or more. It's going to be all that anyone in the media can talk about.
I can just see Obama way over in the corner going, "Hey! What about ME???" Or, perhaps he'll be locked in the Presidential Boy's Room, crapping bricks. LOL