The serious, old-fashioned people are saying that there's a conventional, old-fashioned way to finance a campaign, and if Sarah Palin isn't using it, then she must not be running.

◼ "The bottom line is Sarah Palin is not going to run for president... She's making money, she's moved on..." - Althouse

So says somebody close to Romney, according to Byron York. Somebody close to Pawlenty says something similar: "I don't think she's going to run... She has faded a lot in the last few months.

◼ Palin creates buzz but rivals bet she won't run - Byron York/Washington Examiner
◼ So, Sarah Palin Is Not Running. . . A Traditional Campaign - The Other McCain

The interesting question becomes whether the GOP will, petulantly, scuttle the chances of ejecting BHO rather than fall in behind a potential Palin candidacy. In other words, will the commitment to the traditional, broken, Ruling Class way be stronger in the GOP than the desire to, you know, live up to the party’s ideals?