Regardless of what they might say now, there is NO WAY the people at Fox News are happy to see the return of Sarah Palin.

"Didja miss me?"

Courtesy of the Washington Post:  

On page 280 of his highly readable book “An Atheist in the Foxhole,” former Fox News “mole” Joe Muto details how Palin came to be regarded in the Fox News newsroom: 

[H]er abilities as a pundit left much to be desired. She conversed entirely in shallow, empty platitudes, as if she’d just memorized a list of talking points instead of actually boning up on whatever issue was on her plate. … A few months into her tenure, O’Reilly exploded with frustration when he was told for the third time in a row that Palin wouldn’t be available. “I don’t know why this woman refuses to help us out,” he vented. “And when she does come on, she doesn’t say anything. It’s just the same BS talking points every time.” 

Even the “conservative true believers,” writes Muto, came to admit over time that Palin was “every bit as uninformed as her liberal critics had charged.” 

Another insight on Palin comes from Muto’s book: She “tended to play hard to get,” he writes, stiff-arming requests for appearances. She also allegedly refused to participate in pre-interview briefings, which “meant that we producers could never brief her on the segment, making it that much more likely she’d get hit with an unpleasant surprise or unexpected question on live television.” So: As unfortunate as this is for Fox News viewers, it’s worse for Fox News producers.

Yeah Roger Ailes might be licking his pudgy chops at the idea of making a few extra dimes for having Palin back to attract anger and derision from the Left, but one has to wonder if it will seem worth it when his whole staff and on air "talent" mutinies.