What commitment is that?
When did a commitment to politics overcome a commitment to one's family? And what is wrong with the Lieutenant Governor who is currently running Alaska?
“and then uses the new-found time for profit is a bit of a problem for me, in a ‘character counts’ way”
How touching.
You forgot to mention the little matter of the crippling legal bills that were ruining her family's finances.
Say, if you have such a problem with anyone working hard to write a book in a record 4 months, selling the book in huge numbers, paying down her legal bills and debts, and horror of horrors, actually making a profit(I know, I know. The word “profit” is taboo word to you, but ok), say, why don't you move to North Korea?
Spin, nothing but.