I would assume that she has her hands full, raising teenagers, and dealing with a growing child with Downs Syndrome. Those are pretty demanding activities.
At this time she doesn't want to be a distraction. IMHO
My theories are no more valid than yours. I think that she realizes that she had her moment in the sun and that moment is gone.
I think Palin has a lot of family and personal problems - troubles in her marriage and rebellious kids. I strongly suspect that is why she didn’t run, because as bad as she is treated in the press now, it would be much, much worse if she were a candidate.
Last we heard she was shopping another reality show about Todd and snow machine races.
She still has her FOX contract too. So....she is getting paid plenty for appearing there.
Is she physically ill?
She was pitching a new reality TV show last I read. Sounds like it was about Todd racing snowmobiles or something, but so far no networks have shown much interest.
Other than that I expect she will continue giving some speeches, making endorsements now and again and otherwise trying to push the conservative cause where she can.
People are just going to have to accept that there is no grand plan, she isn’t “up to” anything, there is no Sun Tzu strategy, etc, etc. Sarah decided she could do her best work as a political commentator and I’d guess that is exactly what she plans to do for the next few years. She is still very young and could end up running in 2016 or 2020 if she wants to actually get serious about it.
Making a living, working for fox news, nothing wrong with that. She probably gets 5000 + each time she appears on fox. Not a bad deal.
Palin made her choice; she is now a non-entity politically speaking.
But your statement quoted above contains seeds of wisdom and a battle plan!
It is critical....for the first time since the Revolutionary War....to get to the polls and choose wisely and well.
That is to say....regardless of what, when, who, or why from the right...it is imperative that all of us - repeat ALL OF US - get to the polls next November, and vote AGAINST the stain.
It is that simple....and that critical.
I suspect that she is quietly taking notes on all the Republican candidates and their enemies. I expect her to help the nominee by fighting the smears that are going to be hurled at him/her.
I imagine that she’s chuckling at the gullibility
of her fans while gloating over her cleverness.
And preening, lots of preening.
What is she doing now. Probably enjoying some down time with the family. Fulfilling her contract with FNC and a few speaking engagements.
I look for her to come back in the spring and endorse Tea Party candidates like she did in 2010.
The presidential campaign? I hope she stays pout of it until it's pretty much decided. Then I'd like to see her campaign for the nominee (if asked).
But if we get to the convention and it's deadlocked I say lock the doors and don't let her out until she says she will take the ball and run. But that's just MHO.
Personally, I’m wondering when the “serious” field is going to start behaving like it.
I predict that there will be many vicious, ugly comments aimed at Sarah - worse than those which got Pissant banned.
Oh - how times change:(
All the stuff that they pulled on her has to make her sick. I think she will be back in 4 years and run in the new Tea Party and will be President.
Well, it gets deeper...Palin aside, Christine O’Donnell endorsed Romney...well, I guess she wasn’t that conservative afterall. Too much northeast water consumption.
She’s busy pushing a reality show for Todd. Seriously.
Why did she choose not to run? My guess is that:
1) The death threats against her kdis were getting way out of hand and Track and Willow had enough of it.
2)That creep stalker McGinniss got too close and personal to the family with his gutter book.
3) The continuing liberal assault on her marriage to Todd (trying to break them up)
4)Sometime after her big Iowa speech in September, when all indications were "Go!" she got a call from somebody big in the Republican Party (perhaps McCain?) who told her not to do it because the party would not support her, even if she won the primaries.
5) Private health issues? She really didn't look very good healthwise in October, despite all her physical training.
Of course, this is all conjecture, but you're right, there had to be a reason after everything that happened in 2010 and the summer of 2011, especially with her One Nation bus rides.
A candid look at her activities since quitting in Alaska shows that the overwhelming expense of energy was not on running for office but on making money and ginning up the palin brand.
There was no mistaking this when she spent the time and money to actually trademark the name (and screwed the application up the first time).
The lustre was long gone and the utter failure of her over-hyped movie proved that America just doesn't care. she saw the writing on the wall (finally) and quit the fight (again). None of this was a surprise to many of us.
Palin never was what you seem to have wanted her to be.