"Rig, the actual cost to her of those 'frivolous' lawsuits has been greatly inflated by Palin."

                  Possibly, but there was an article on the web a month or so back about members of Congress who were being investigated for ethics violations. It turned out that a majority of the members under investigation were black. The article went on to say that Jane Harman probably would be placed under investication for leaking classified information to Israel, but do to the wealth of that member the committee passed her over because she would be in a postion to hire such a sophisticated legal team, she would be able to stymie the investication.

                  I think Palin has discovered the rich candidates fare better than poor candidates in the America system.