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Sarah Palin is looking for a second act. Her memoir’s turned in, and it’s already a hit. Now that she’s no longer in office, she could be your next motivational speaker.

Maybe. The ex-gov first wowed the American public when she was plucked from Alaska to run as John McCain’s VP back in 2008. But wow quickly turned to “ow” as the troubles piled on, from wardrobe-gate to media hate to Tina Fey’s dead-on mockery on “Saturday Night Live.” So will things go her way, or awry? First, the ex-gov wanted a clean slate.

So she started by writing her own story. Sort of. Although she gets extra credit for turning her memoirs in early, and a mere two months after stepping down from office, the first-person account has signs of “ghostwriter” written all over it. read more »

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Palin, 45, and her staff kept her future plans shrouded in mystery, and it was unclear if the controversial hockey mom would quietly return to private life or begin laying the foundation for a presidential bid.

Palin’s spokesman, David Murrow, said the governor didn’t say anything to him about this being her “political finale.” He said he interpreted Palin’s comment about working outside government as reflecting her current job only. read more »