Far And Away

Sarah Palin's book tour continues as it hits Iowa, and if you think she's not running for Obama's job 3 years from now, you've not been paying attention.

Palin’s stop at a Barnes & Noble Inc. bookstore at the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City was her first trip to the state since she ran last year on a losing ticket with Senator John McCain of Arizona.
The former Alaska governor exited a sport utility vehicle and waved to dozens of people outside before signing copies of her book.

“Thank you guys very much,” she said, as she arrived at a mall in the largest city in Republican-leaning northwest Iowa.

McCain said yesterday that he maintains a good relationship with Palin and is proud of her.

Sure he is.  Do you think anyone will remember Sarah Palin's last government position was where she simply up and quit as Governor of Alaska?

“We need vigorous discussion and debate in the Republican Party,” McCain said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday. “She’s going to be a big part of that discussion and debate in the future.”
At least a dozen people spent the night outside the mall as temperatures dropped to the mid-teens, with others including JoAnn Drews arriving after sunrise.

“Do I want her for my president?” asked Drews, 74, of Yutan, Nebraska. “I don’t think so, but she’s a very good person.”

An Iowa Poll taken Nov. 8-11 by the Des Moines Register newspaper showed 68 percent of Iowa Republicans view Palin favorably. That is almost as high as the 70 percent favorability recorded for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who won the state’s 2008 Republican presidential caucuses. The poll has a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.

No, but what?  If she's not running for President, what is she running for?  And if she's not going to make a good President...what's she up to?  Because this sure looks like an Iowa campaign stop to me...

...because after all, Hawaii is a little scary for her.