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I, too, find the way the “Inside-the-Beltway” pundits studiously avoid mention of Sarah at all costs rather humorous, and quite telling.

On the other hand, I think Sarah has laid low recently, since the release of her last book, with the exception of a couple of key, strategic appearances. One was international, when she went to India to make a huge foreign policy speech. It went quite well, so I hear. The other was to appear at the Tax Day Tea Party Rally in Madison, Wisconsin — which was a huge home run. Other than that, she has made a few appearances on news programs and posted on Facebook, but that’s about it. And she likes it that way.

Sarah may be playing it relatively cool in preparation for a run for the Presidency. It would be very unusual for a serious candidate to announce, however, and not have already formed a committee. On the same token, she has hired a well known and high powered campaign consultant. But, considering the unprecedented hostility of the media and political class unleashed against her (and I’m speaking not only of Democrats, but of RINO’s and Establishment Republican’s as well), if Sarah decided that now was not the time for her to run, that would be totally understandable.

Sarah Palin will have a great deal of influence in 2012, no matter what. Think of it this way. If she doesn’t run, she stays out of the line of direct fire, and she is free to get behind a Conservative candidate or candidates that will draw the Tea Party base together. She will be a King (or Queen) maker. That could be advantageous for both Sarah, and for the nation. And if she wanted to run in the future, nothing would forbid her from doing so.

I’m not saying that’s what Sarah will, or should do. Only that it’s what she COULD do. Of course, who she might choose to support if she takes this course, and when she announces she won’t run, and when she announces her endorsement, would be a delicate dance. It could alienate supporters of other candidates. Or, she could just pledge to support the eventual nominee IF he or she was a true Conservative.

One never knows what night happen. It would not surprise me if Sarah does not run. And I couldn’t blame her if she didn’t. On the other hand, she has a sense of patriotism and dedication that could just as likely compel her to enter the race. But if she does, she’ll do it her way, at a time of her choosing. Right now, seems she’s gonna keep us all guessing...

I really don’t see anyone else who can pull us out of this mess. Frankly, she is the first Republican candidate that I can get really enthusiastic about since Reagan. Not one.

She’s not the same as Reagan, but she has the same qualities that Reagan had: leadership, charisma, great appeal on the stump, real values, a solid foundation that won’t change with the wind, and the ability to appeal to decent people of every kind and class.

If she doesn’t run, I think we are cooked. But she will run, if she determines that God and her country are calling on her to do so. It’s not about what she can do for herself. It’s about what she can do for the country and its people.