Does the existence of the "vacuum on the Right" indicate that Sarah Palin still has a chance? No!

There is a new article this morning from Bernie Quigley of The Hill, in which he quotes the Washington Post's Dan Balz as follows:

A vacuum on the right has become one of the distinguishing features of the campaign for the GOP nomination. One by one, candidates have come calling for support. One by one, they have stumbled or have been found wanting by rank-and-file Republicans.

And then Quigley adds:

Newt Gingrich rises, in opposition to MSM. He appears the best option now to face Romney. But is his appeal broad enough, and can the professor appeal to plain folk? That is the question and that is the question that Sarah Palin should be asking this morning. Possibly she created "the vacuum on the right" when she got off the bus and took it back to Alaska. As per last night it is safe to say there is still time to get in simply because nothing else is working. And the failure of the other contenders works positively in her favor. 

It is a sentiment shared, of course, by the now rudderless Sea O'Pee, who are still desperately trying to figure out some way to raise enough money to buy billboards in order to convince Palin to jump back into the race. (They do realize we do not allow billboards in Alaska right?)

The Sea O'Pee folks can be excused somewhat, because they are certifiably nuts, but what is up with these so called "journalists" actually suggesting that Sarah Palin still has a shot at the nomination, and then, hang on I am trying not to choke on these words, the White House?

Let me clear up a few things for all of you out there who are either rubbing your hands together in glee at the thought, or jumping out of your skin at the very notion, of Sarah Palin reentering the race.

She ain't going to do it!



And not just for the reasons that everybody already knows about, like that she is too stupid, or too lazy, or too busy whoring for money. There are other, much larger, obstacles standing in her way.

Joe McGinniss already hinted at them in a few of his interviews when he was asked if he thought his book might be the reason that Palin had ended her long flirtation with the nomination.  Joe had replied that in a way yes he did, but not because of what was in the book, but rather because of what was NOT in the book, and was likely to be revealed if she were to place herself on the national stage again.

What I imagine Joe is referring to, though we have never directly discussed it, is not just the revelations about "babygate," but other darker secrets that could in fact place Palin in danger of incarceration for a very long time.

As many of you who have followed this story for these last three years are probably aware there are quite a few potential legal scandals which, by comparison, would make what Herman Cain is currently experiencing look like the proverbial cake walk. But there are yet other, even deeper secrets, that will ONLY come out if Palin decides to run for this office.

Though many Palin supporters have dismissed it out of hand as nothing more than a rumor, there really was an "iceberg" looming on the horizon when Palin stepped down as Governor of Alaska, her decision was not JUST about making boatloads of money. However it is an iceberg which will forever lurk beneath the seemingly calm surface to never be revealed, so long as Palin remembers that it exists, and never allows her ego to overshadow her instinct for survival.

Personally I would like to see these secrets exposed, but even as a "so-called" journalist I am unable to do so without the permission of the people involved, or the okay of certain officials, and they simply will never give that to me.

So though I have little doubt that Sarah Palin is watching these debates, and this "Clown College on a road trip" group of candidates, while ripping out huge chunks of her hair in frustration that she cannot stand with them demonstrating HER lack of qualifications for the office, she really has NO choice but to sit it out.  Which, just to shut the door on any OTHER ridiculous speculation, also precludes her from running for any OTHER national office, whether it be a Senate seat in Arizona, or a VP spot alongside Rick "I stepped in it" Perry.

So I know it sells papers, and gets hits on websites, to bring up the possibility of Palin throwing her wig back into the ring, but trust me, there IS no possibility.

I still believe that Palin will reemerge in some form or another to continue grifting from the paint chip eaters, but it will not be as a national political candidate.

Unless of course she wants to prove me wrong, and launch a campaign out of pure spite, which I absolutely encourage her to do because, like I said, there are tales yet to be told.