All the candidates have book deals.
So what that she made the Alaska TV show during what would have been her summer vacation. That is just a small sample of what she has accomplished since she resigned.
More importantly, Palin has been leading the fight, wielding the "sledgehammer", against Obama and the Democrats over the last 18 months, in speeches, in TV appearances, on the internet, and with endorsements for candidates in the last election cycle. She also made appearances for the Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill and the Wisconsin Anti Union Bill while all the others, for example Rick Perry, ran in the other direction. I could go on.
And as far as you guessing what Palin's goal was, why are you guessing? Here's what Palin stated.
I think she has lived up to her stated goal and I'm glad she made the move.
And if she chooses to run for president, and if it turns out that all of her activity over the last two years was in preparation for a presidential run, then the Andrew Jackson parallel holds.
Book and speeches that promote ideas are not the same as a appearing in mindless reality show with a bimbo like Kate Gosselin. That borders on the absurd.
She also made appearances for the Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill and the Wisconsin Anti Union Bill while all the others, for example Rick Perry, ran in the other direction. I could go on.
Then, why did she praise and endorse Perry in 2010?
Pandering to illegals isn't any better or worse than windfall profit taxes on oil companies that slow down economic and job growth.