Yeah ok. If you think this will have any affect on Palin’s future political ambitions (if she even HAS any - we don’t even know), I think you’re fooling yourself.
It may not be this one particular incident, but the media will have years to build up a case against her to feed to a voting public that just elected someone who’s entire platform and campaign strategy consisted of a single word. This is just another weapon in their arsenal now, and it was totally avoidable.