[Darkwolf377]

So let me get this straight: Palin supported Perry, Palin supported O`Donnell, and Palin supported the Tea Party [heck, she put it on the map].

We`ve been hearing for weeks that this shindig is The Big One, and Palin is going to announce.

Now the folks who`ve been cheerleading all of that are saying Tea Party leaders are out to get Palin, and while Palin had no trouble supporting RINO McCain, somehow appearing onstage with O`Donnell is `backstabbing` her, Perry is aRINO, and everybody`s out to get her.

Either Palin is so lacking in judgment that she can`t possibly be considered a legitimate possibility for the WH, she`s paranoid to the point of near-insanity [I don`t believe either of those]...or everyone is out to get Poor Sarah! [I don`t think Palin is `poor` anything.]

Bailing on this is her version of McCain `suspending my campaign.`

[TheCornerOffice]

Bailing on this is her version of McCain suspending my campaign

Hey Wolf, she didn't bail on this -- she was simply playing hardball to control the shape of the battlefield.

Her participation went on hold until the organizers agreed to clean up a few details (which obviously included making sure COD would not be speaking at the event).

Takeaway from all this? Sarah is very serious about this event and the effect it will have and the imagery it will produce, and she doesn't want her participation to be marred by COD's recent disastrous episode on TV.

Seems pretty obsessive for someone who's supposedly not planning to run. I think she's just methodically and strategically softening and shaping the battlefield for an announcement sometime soon and is paying special attention to who she associates closely with and the imagery that would result.