Sarah's Story

Reuters reports that the publication date of Palin’s memoir has been brought forward to November 17th, meaning that the book must already be substantially finished. The timing of her memoir lends more credence to the idea that Palin resigned as governor of Alaska to cash in on her sudden and enormous fame.

Sarah Palin's admirers defended her resignation as governor of Alaska on the grounds that the decision would free her to study the issues deeper and deliver some major statements on national policy.

Detractors countered that Palin resigned in order to cash her sudden and enormous fame. The "issues" were the last thing to interest her.

These contrasting hypotheses are about to be tested. Reuters reports that the publication date of Palin's memoir has been brought forward to November 17, meaning that the book must already be substantially finished. The deal was signed in May - meaning four months of writing time. Obviously, we can't evaluate the book before it's published. But the schedule sure casts doubt on the "all about the issues" thesis - and lends credence to the alternative hypothesis that with Palin, it's all about the Benjamins.