Sorry I missed your second post Carol.
Power is a funny thing it can change people....when Ms Sarah begins to realise what her power actually is, she will learn that she needs the people more than they need her.
Just Like Fidel, Eva, Hugo Chavez.....to destroy the system, first you need a populist......it may not be Mrs Palin and it may not be now.....but you can be sure that one day it will be someone very very like her.