Quotes of the day

“With hours to go before Palin’s bus tour is supposed to begin, it’s still unclear what she’ll be doing when she gets to the first stop. It’s even more of a mystery what her second stop will be.

“Or when.

“Or why.

“Once again, the former vice presidential nominee has proven she can tilt the political world on its axis in an instant. Last week, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann took their campaigns to Iowa, but it was the news of Palin’s bus tour that really had people talking. She made a simple announcement on her website, and she got all the attention, all the interest.

“‘She’s not your typical politician, and from what I can tell, it doesn’t really matter,’ said Republican strategist John Feehery. ‘She’s going to have a following; she’s going to create news, and she does it in ways that don’t have structure to them or seem to have any kind of strategy.'”

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