WSJ's John Fund: Speakers Bureau a big plus for Palin

The Wall Street Journal's John Fund says that Sarah Palin is getting the reputation of being a "no-show." We don't think that's entirely fair, but it has become the media narrative. Sarah Palin has few aides, and their plates are more than full. They simply don't have the time or resources to get on top of every story that is being pushed by the state-controlled media and every promoter who wants to use the former governor's image and her name to sell tickets to their events.

If what Politico is reporting is true, Fund says, all that is about to change:

"Last week, organizers for an Alaska initiative that would require that parents be notified before any child got an abortion reported that Ms. Palin had agreed to appear at their kickoff event but now wouldn't show. Ms. Palin's staff insists she wasn't invited, and that she was out of the state."

"Normally, such incidents can be put down to a 'she-said, they said' kind of dispute. But the Alaska no-show marked the fourth time in recent months that an anticipated Palin speech had fallen through because her staff insisted she had never confirmed it. Here's hoping Washington Speakers Bureau, which apparently already is booking events for her... will now be able to minimize the crossed signals."

Signing with the Speakers Bureau is a smart move by the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, and it doesn't come a day too soon, in our opinion.

- JP