The latest grist from the rumor mills

When Sarah Palin stepped down as Alaska's governor July 26, here's how the AP reported it:

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid.

Now that the book has been written, what about that center-right coaltion? The AP story didn't elaborate. Many of us have expected that this is what she would do, but there has been no specific discussion of it from the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate beyond her announced intention to campaign for conservative candidates, regardless of their party affiliation.

Some have latched on to this from the NY Post's Cindy Adams:

Sarah Palin fans, take heart. Your per son of choice has no intention of going quietly. As we speak, she is gearing up. E-mails are currently going out to the favored faithful to help form a coalition. She is primed, ready and now forming a national organization called "Stand Up for Our Nation."

A caveat is in order here in the form of a 50-pound bag of rock salt. Gossip columnists are notoriously unreliable sources of good political intel, and that goes double for snarky Palin-haters like Adams. Other rumours to come out of the gossipy bunch -- that Palin was shopping for a home on Long Island, that she was counseling Jon and Kate Gosselin, that she was moving to Rhode Island -- have all been wrong. 

Beyond Cindy Adams, our web searches have only managed to turn up this tweet:

"Sarah Palin putting together a "Stand Up For Our Nation" coalition...more to come."

But the Twitterer may just be passing along what was read in Adams' column. We've also been trying to find someone who has received one of the alleged e-mails, and so far none has turned up. But if we get hold of one, you'll be the first to know.

- JP