Personally I would never vote for her, but Palin would make it an interesting run ... not to mention giving comedians tons of stand up fodder!

5 reasons why Sarah Palin may be ready to shake up 'uninspired' race

Washington (CNN) -- Alaska's "mama grizzly" is coming to the big
screen and quite possibly back to the campaign trail, a move that would shake up a GOP presidential primary field that some Republicans complain is "uninspiring."

Sarah Palin is pushing back against Beltway wisdom that she is content to sit on the sidelines in 2012 where she can safely criticize President Obama and offer her 2 cents on the handful of fellow Republicans who are seeking the GOP presidential nomination.

A feature film by a conservative filmmaker extolling the former Alaska governor's virtues will debut next month in Iowa, a critical early voting state that embraces socially conservative candidates like Palin.

Palin launches a national tour this weekend and the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee is dropping hints from the safety of her perch as a paid contributor at Fox News that she has a burning desire to step back into the arena as a candidate. Fox, however, told CNN it was "not changing Sarah Palin's status."

"I think my problem is that I do have the fire in my belly," Palin said in a recent interview on Fox. "I'm so adamantly supportive of the good traditional things about America and our free enterprise system and I want to make sure that America is put back on the right track and we only do that by defeating Obama in 2012."

It is this kind of talk that fires up a Republican base, particularly conservatives who view social issues as major themes in the 2012 presidential campaign. The Republican primary field is far from set and with the exits of Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Haley Barbour from the presidential race, there is renewed griping among some conservatives that no one candidate stands out.

"It really is truly an uninspiring field," said a well-known GOP consultant, who spoke freely about the state of play in the Republican primary on the condition of anonymity.

GOP 2012: Who's in, who's out

The lineup of current and likely GOP presidential candidates includes former governors, business executives, an ambassador and past and present congressional lawmakers. But people are looking for that perfect profile for a candidate to take on President Obama, which may be akin to trying to find a unicorn.

It doesn't exist.

Daniels excited the more centrist, economically focused Republicans, but he would have faced opposition from social conservatives. Huckabee appealed to those social conservatives, but he, too, decided not to jump into the race.

If Palin decides to run, she will be looking for those Huckabee supporters to move to her camp, which a prominent social conservative leader said might not happen.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said that Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, who is considering a White House bid, has caught the eye of many social conservatives and would cut into Palin's support.

"I think things have changed dramatically in the past five months," Perkins said. "I think there is less room for Sarah Palin with Michele Bachmann taking off like she has. She is the full package that a lot of folks are looking for."

Still, Palin is performing much stronger than Bachmann and just about everyone else in the early national polls such as Thursday's Gallup Poll, which said Palin, with 15% support, is just 2 percentage points behind front-runner Mitt Romney.

So, is Palin seriously considering a bid? Let's read the tea leaves:

1. A favorable movie about her life is about to be released in Iowa;

2. She reportedly has bought a house in Arizona (makes more sense to base a presidential campaign in Scottsdale than Wasilla);

3. Favorable polling could nudge her to make a run;

4. There is a perceived lack of passion about the current GOP primary field; and

5. The fact is, she won't rule out a presidential bid.

But maybe Palin is playing the media much like "The Donald" did for months as he openly toyed with the idea of running for president.

Trump ultimately decided not to run, although he assured us all he would have won had he done so. Palin could be doing the same thing by dropping hints and refusing to close the door to a presidential run, providing catnip for the media and political types who keep a close eye on Fox and Facebook -- her chosen venues to communicate with the masses.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/26/palin.preston/index.html?npt=NP1

The problem with Palin is she'll take away votes from guys like Herman Cain.

I like Herman Cain, but I don't think he is electable.

Her strategy should be to put on a catwoman outfit like Halle Berry did in that movie and go to stage and say "America needs change and it is time to do it now! Vote for me and we will bring back the US to how it should be!"

then after that a cat purrr or a growl to turn the men on and even the women! ha ha

Presidential elections isn't about knowledge and ideas anymore. I wish it was but no one who votes seems to care anymore. They just want a interesting looking leader that shows charisma and humor.

At least I have that impression lately.

I wish it wasn't so though.

so ladies step up and go "raaar" or purr for us! lol

The first woman president would be awesome actually! I would love it if they really can change a country to better times. I could imagine she could get a whole congress to agree on her ideas if she really wanted to. Persuasion is very powerful and it is used in politics alot by lobbyists.

I dont like Palin, all though I would love to jump up and down on her

Palin in a skin tight catwoman outfit That is one Pu....errr Kitty Cat I would love to lick

I honestly don't think Palin will run, I think she's just a limelight whore.

i got 20 bucks...

The only republican that can beat obama is romney.

The only issue that will matter in 2012 is the economy and romney will clean obamas clock when debating economic policy.

I like what Leno said last night "I would love to see a Romney/Palin ticket. It would work because she cant answer basic question and he gives two answers for every question so they would balance each other out."

Question: If Newt Gingrich,Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney were on a sinking ship, who would be saved?

Answer: America.

rick perry says he is considering running now... he's a good guy, but i don't see him winning...

While I give this a ha ha factor of 1/2, it would be more appropriate to gear this towards the current administration at which point this would be a true statement. I do like the idea of them being on a sinking ship though