What do you mean Palin should dial it back? Most of her exposure is due her enemies bashing her and then her response which nearly always makes them look ridiculous. And if you are saying she should not fight back, well, that is how we got into this mess to begin with, and its certainly not the life path of courage, integrity, and devotion to principles.
No, Sarah should do exactly what she IS doing, fighting like hell for the cause of conservatism while other conservatives sit around with their thumbs up their arses.
Having watched what happened to Dan Quayle (I think he was a VP) I am not sure what the correct course is ...The media does not have the same power it had ...but it still has power.
Once a person has been Quayled it doesnt seem to go away