Oh, and the issue with the political consultants is syphoning off hundreds of millions of political donations for their own enrichment and at the cost of being politically ineffective.
Palin hasn’t done that at all. She’s done the conservatively right thing and made enough money to support her disabled child through adulthood, among other things.
Palin has made a fortune. She didn’t run for President because she would have had to suffer a reduction in income.