More on Sarah Palin by Popular Demand

As we reported Monday, Sarah Palin has received more than 950 requests for speeches and over 120 invitations from political candidates to campaign for them. Some blogger reaction:

Pittsburgh Conservative Examiner Josh Geldrich:

"There is definitely a future out there for Sarah Palin and it looks to be promising."

Clifton B at Another Black Conservative:

"As much as the left would love to have us believe that Sarah Palin is irrelevant, especially after stepping down early, the proof says otherwise."

Daily Mail blogger Don Surber:

"Reports of the political death of Republican Sarah Palin are greatly exaggerated."

What's Hot Online:

"Sarah Palin’s status as a superstar is undeniable. She is incredibly popular nationwide."

At Est Quod Est, Pauli can be pardoned for a little wistful projection:

"I see the beginning of a nice war chest for Sarah, plus she can go out and buy some really nice guns with that kind of cash flow."

One Vike at NorCal Blogs:

"Now it will probably never occur to Howard Dean and his willing accomplishes in the MSM that Sarah Palin has again trumped their attempts to smear and ridicule her."

Watchdog Politics Examiner Martha Gore:

"She must be driving the Palin-haters crazy."

Moe Lane at RedState.com:

"If you’re the type to comfort yourself with the thought that maybe the majority of those requests for former Governor Palin’s presence are from state candidates, well: the state legislatures are where we train folks for the House and Senate. And while she’ll be a great fundraising draw for House and Senate candidates, she’ll be an insanely good one for state races."

If the political equivalent of living well is great demand for your help in campaigning for public office, then Sarah Palin is surely enjoying the sweetest revenge against her most severe critics on both the left and right. And, yes, that means she's right on target.

- JP

In Demand: Former Governor Sarah Palin

Politico's Mike Allen is reporting that since resigning as governor July 26, Sarah Palin has received over 1,070 requests to deliver paid speeches and make political appearances:

More than 950 requests for speeches have poured in for Palin, and over 120 candidates for office have asked her to appear, including folks running for Senate, House and state legislature, aides said.

Palin will be doing both paid speeches, which are expected to go for six figures apiece, and unpaid speeches for political and charitable causes, including Christian organizations, groups that support families with special-needs children, and military families.

Allen says the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate has signed with Washington Speakers Bureau after getting offers from 20 similar agencies to represent her. The Politico pundit also has a progress report on the former governor's work on writing her memoir:

She’s about 85 percent finished with her book, due out this spring from HarperCollins. Then she’ll begin looking through the inch-and-a-half-thick file her lawyer, Robert Barnett, has built of offers for network and cable pundit gigs, documentaries and business opportunities.

Meanwhile, the moonbat mantra from the liberals is that Sarah Palin is "irrelevant." They should tell that to the people who are making six-figure offers for a few hours of former Governor Palin's time.

- JP

Look out Democrats: Here comes Sarah Palin

Conor Rogers, Editor-In-Chief of The Politicizer admits right up front in his editorial that he and Sarah Palin are two very different kinds of Republicans. Consequently, about half of what he writes about the former governor is quite critical of her. But at least he doesn't lower himself into the kind of nastiness toward Palin that we see in the writings of Kathleen Parker, Peggy Noonan and the other few Republicans who attack her so viciously.

Rogers also parts company with most Palin critics in that he is able to recognize Sarah Palin's strengths and her appeal to voters other than just hard core conservatives:

"As controversial and sometimes negative as she may be viewed, she commands a following of principled conservative volunteers that has not been lead by any politician in decades. She has the ability to fundraise and command attention in ways that would make any aspiring politician jealous – and indeed it has. Wherever she goes, she steals the show, the attention, and the money. Her popularity does not resonate among conservatives alone – she still gains the sympathy of many American families that believe her own family to have been brutally harassed by the media."

The editor explodes the myth perpetuated by many of Plain's critics that she is not relevant:

"One wonders the motive of those who dismiss Sarah Palin as irrelevant – the fact the punditry are talking about her supposed irrelevance serves only to prove that she is indeed quite relevant."

Rogers predicts that the former 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate is on the brink of making the most significant impact of her political career so far, and it will be seen in the 2010 midterm elections:

"She is a Republican, yes, but she can identify with traditional values voters across the rust belt, the south and the Midwest regardless of party affiliation. There is no question as to whether or not she’d engage in such a campaign – look no further than her trek from Alaska to Atlanta to support fellow conservative Saxby Chambliss in his runoff Senate election. She has the image and power to make even southern moderate democrats look like members of her often-admonished 'liberal elites', and is not hesitant to do so."

According to Rogers, the impact the former Alaska governor could have in 2010 could also make those pols and pundits who pronounced her resignation from office as a major political mistake no small amount of hubris:

"As... 2010 approaches, and Sarah Palin begins to play a pivotal role in deadlocked congressional races in Middle America – her 'erratic resignation that pushed her towards irrelevancy' may suddenly realize itself a brilliant political stroke that can be described as anything but erratic and everything but irrelevant.

Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate: get ready – here comes Sarah."

- JP