The book actually got better, style-wise, as it went. My overall grade would be C-. Slightly below average for such tomes. And I've read most of them–from President Obama's book, to the recently-released Reagan diaries/letters (which were touching and humble).

Yeah, Rico, I am very proud of my daughters, and vice-versa. We've raised strong, independent young women. Two of them view abortion differently than me, one agrees.

Two could vote last year, and both voted for President Obama. The last daughter can vote next year, and she promises me she can't wait to vote against won't Sen. Bayh. My only admonition to her was, to try to find someone to vote “for.” She's working on that.

So, you, see, diversity of opinion can occur…if you allow free-spirited debate and encourage open discussion.

Minds, like doors, don't work when they're closed.

And at least she doesn't claim to write a book that she clearly didn't, as our Narcissist in Chief did–twice!

Except for a horse or two, few complain when the stall cleaner leaves the stables for another “opportunity.”

Structurally embedded, systemic & rampant corruption, have fouled the “high calling of public service.” Destruction of liberty is nothing less than the destruction of life, of flesh. The smell of manure is far preferable to the gangrene rot of our republic.

The nation's crapitol is full of… “professional” legislators, and look at the results- not. “Professionals,” would guarantee or expand, & not threaten our liberties, right? It's the vomitribe of “professionals” that's given us lawerly, predatorial & dehumanizing tyranny; rather than neighborly government that people recognize as fair.

Originally a four page document, the Constitution was written for EVERY CITIZEN and not one particular profession, has promoted liberty within our republic & throughout the world, for over two hundred years. Criticism of the founders should contextually account for the times unto which they were born, their enlightenment & awareness, that “all men were created equal” would convey genuine debate & purpose, beyond the cultural vagaries of their time. What will we do, in these imperfect times unto which we've been born?

Now, a two-thousand page plus document, which a majority of its proponents have NOT READ, people who abuse the term “representative,” proposes a takeover the world's finest health care system & therefore destruction of our liberty & republic; without our consent. If public sector “professionals” are manufactured at places like Harvard & Yale; where do “they” manufacture enlightenment, or is that just too passe (read: unhip)?

Palin did major in journalism, but writing as a journalist is different than the writing someone would do for a book. That doesn't mean those trained in journalism can't be good writers in other formats, but in my experience, it's hard to break the habit.

I don't know who you're referring to while talking about her resignation. Neither TA, Sean, or myself have said she quit as governor. The only person who did was Guest and Abdul.

I'm guessing you don't live in Indiana, since Indiana does not have party registration.

Slow reader? More like a reading chore. This book is like bamboo under my fingernails. Three more chapters done, in between working on quarterly income taxes…if this woman, or her co-writer, majored in anything remotely resembling writing, they need to get their money back. Wretched writing style. She writes like she talks–pathetic short sound bites that don't seem coherent when viewed together.

But pray tell, what principle was involved in her resignation? Is that hidden in a later chapter of this sophomoric prose? The principle of circling buzzards? I thought conservatives did the tough work, stuck it out…