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Okay, one last time;

John Kennedy's Father Joe had created a problem, he had ticked off FDR. That wasn't a good political move in 1940 for a young man who wanted to be President someday. Solution; young John wrote “Why England Slept.” to distance himself from appeasement and his pop. Later “PT 109” was written to make Kennedy look like a hero, the kind of guy you'd want in the oval office when the pressure was on.

George W. Bush had a problem, he was in the shadow of his Father. Solution; in 2000 he wrote (actually Karen Hughes wrote it, but whatever) “A Charge to Keep,” outlining his belief in compassionate conservatism and touting his executive experience.

Obama wrote a book about his childhood knowing his bio was a problem.

Dan Quayle wrote 3 books before he ran for President in 2000, which were so successful that he was no longer a laughing stock, but the wise old man of the field.

Gary Hart wrote a ton of books, but the “America Can Win, blah, blah, blah” from 1985 was designed to make him look like an expert in military affairs for his 1988 run for President. Hey, it was on Donna Rice's summer reading list for 1987 anyway.

“Earth in The Balance” helped make Al Gore VP so he could later provide crucial impeachment insurance for Bill Clinton.

I'm done, you should get the point by now.

Sarah Palin has a particular problem, people think she's too dumb to be President. Remember, “fair” doesn't matter, only perception. Now I ask you to imagine that instead of “America by Heart” she had written a study of the Spanish-American War. Better yet, the story of Teddy Roosevelt during the war and how it shaped his foreign policy as President.

Suddenly, there she is on C-span talking calmly and confidently to Brian Lamb about TR for a solid hour. No filter, no screw balls, no commercials, just Brian, Sarah, and TR for an hour. Pretty good picture isn't? The not so subtle message of Sarah as a modern day TR comes across pretty clearly, does it not?

Nope, didn't do it.