Jack Shafer: “With no reliable cognitive talents to sell, Palin has relied on the tease that she might run for president to keep herself on a Fox News retainer. Roger Ailes has long run Fox News as a day-labor hall for Republican presidential hopefuls who wanted to turn a buck while keeping their faces before friendly voters…”
“Once famous for running for vice president and then semi-famous for contemplating a White House run, she’s now occupies the position in politics that like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon and other washed-up arena acts do in rock ‘n’ roll—as a memory placeholder. This is not to say that Palin will never achieve anything in politics or television again, just as it’s not a sure bet that Journey and Styx will never chart again. But with the passage of time, the chances dwindle.”
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