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Joe McGinniss' book is a fantasy and so over-the-top with it's unsubstantiated accusations that it is really an unintended parody of the lefts hatred of and obsession with Sarah Palin. I doubt Sarah Palin will even comment on it except to dismiss it as rubbish. However, I disagree with the Telegraph writers conclusion that Sarah Palin should just slink away from presidential politics and count her money or, as some folks who always claim to 'love' Sarah Palin advise just before they add a 'but' to their comment, she should forgo running for president and stand on the sidelines, cheer-leading for someone else. This Tim Stanley fellow seems to conclude that because, as a non-candidate, Sarah Palin has low approval numbers in the polls she is a no longer relevant and won't run. Perhaps she won't but I hope that is not the case. The current 'front-runners' in the Republican primary race have their individual assets but overall, I don't see anyone with Palin's conservative convictions or her charisma. She is a breath of fresh air in national politics and has been thoroughly vetted by both the left and the right. Her enemies are the left and the Republican establishment and they are vehement in their opposition to Sarah Palin. That tells me a lot, all of it positive. The next move is up to Sarah Palin but if she declines to run, for whatever reason, I'll have a lot less optimism about the future of America and will vote for the Republican candidate for president but with only a bit more enthusiasm than I had voting for John 'the maverick' McCain in 2008.