[pepsionice]

I suspect the inquiry will result in zero dollars spent on Palin’s personal appearances. However, the cost of this inquiry will round up to $20k easily by the end. Personally...I’d like to see a simple law that says when congressmen ask for inquiries....the cost involved is linked back to the congressman’s own office expense account. If the President himself was uncomfortable with this mess...he’d just appoint an independent prosecutor and let them do it at gov’t expense. Obviously, no one publicly wants to go that far.

[NurdlyPeon]

I suspect the inquiry will result in zero dollars spent on Palin’s personal appearances. However, the cost of this inquiry will round up to $20k easily by the end.

Sounds like the 'money quote' on this particular thread.