"Former Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffers, some of whom are currently working for Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin's bid for the White House, have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters, seeking to diminish her standing after the election. "Sarah Palin is a lightweight, she won't be the first, not even the third, person people will think of when it comes to 2012," says one former Romney aide, now working for McCain-Palin. "The only serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney. He's in charge on November 5th."
... When this is all over, look for Palin, Jindal, Romney, and Huckabee to fight it out. The good news is that the Republican bench will be way deeper than it was in 2008, when we had no successor.
Romney and Huckabee will have each been through one vigorous primary campaign -- and Palin will have been through a General Election. Meanwhile, Jindal will have been a Congressman -- as well as having served a full-term as governor...