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Sarah Palin is simply showing that she is a loyal Republican and not a Third Party wacko that can be shuffled off to the sidelines. By propping up Michael Steele, long considered by conservatives - this Freeper included -to be ineffective Palin stakes a claim to power within the GOP. She can continue to prop up Steele during the party election in January or try to take the RNC Chairmanship, herself, which is possible but in my opinion, not probable. If Palin supports Michael Steele for re-election, he'll owe her. If she doesn't but refuses to oppose him, he'll still owe her. Either way, Sarah Palin is showing her intention of being more than a bystander in Republican party politics.

She knows the conservatives have to take the party back and if they do, her nomination for president in 2012 will be relatively assured. By supporting Steele, Palin is cementing her position as kingmaker and a powerful influence in GOP infra-party politics. Sarah Palin will not be maneuvered as she was in 2008. Those days are long gone for the former Governor of Alaska. She is a powerhouse and she will go far, despite the mewling of some conservatives who refuse to accept political reality and still expect a Deus ex machina to produce a combination of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan as a viable Republican presidential candidate for 2012. Get real.

Sarah Palin will not be maneuvered as she was in 2008.

So I shouldn't post my "Palin as sock puppet of Kristol" graphic anymore?

Seriously, I hope you are right. The stories from 2008 were not encouraging, if they are to be believed.