she has shown she has some political chops at this level. does she want to do the heavy lifting of launching a national campaign? has she done the homework to prepare herself as a candidate? i think there's a lot of skepticism there, but at the same time she owes it to the republican party to show her intention. does she want to be a serious candidate and if not, she needs to remove herself. >> you're talking about the future, but this week a former staffer, frank bailey, published a book entitled "blind e allegiance to sarah palin." he points to some real problems with her as an individual. if she does come out of the relative safety of her own media operation, do you honestly think she will be able to cope with the level of krut scrutiny that be applied to her? >> i think it's going to be a significant challenge, no doubt about that. i mean, she has transcended