There's a lot more to it than that and I think you know that. Palin would still be a relative unknown or at most a senator from AK right now if bone head hadn't picked her. It jump started her career into what it is now along with her daughter's.
I do hope she now feels that debt has been paid though and going forward she simply says nothing for or against Mclame. Hopefully his mental illness will prevent him from being a senator soon. The sooner the better so a true conservative and not his RINO ass can fill that spot. We have one ready to go in AZ who ran against him last year.
I’ve been a long-time Palin fan, though disappointed with the professional direction she chose post-governor. But her whole career was based on fighting the good ol’ boy system, which is likewise nothing more than the good ol’ boys being loyal to the ones who helped them along.