Sarah Palin’s failure set to reap her $7m book deal
She failed to save John McCain from presidential election doom, but Sarah Palin, the Republican senator’s controversial running mate, may yet emerge as the saviour of the American publishing industry. Literary agents are queueing up to sign her to a book deal that could earn her up to $7m.
With Barack Obama’s election victory certain to generate dozens of volumes from politicians, strategists and journalists – and with another shelfload of memoirs expected from members of President George W Bush’s administration – Palin’s personal account of her tumultuous introduction to national politics is widely regarded as the book most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance. ......
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5162538.ece
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/newsr...ry/592001.html
HOWEVER:
Palin might not be permitted to cash in on fame
NEW YORK (AP) — If her bid for vice president fails, Gov. Sarah Palin could almost surely use her sudden fame to obtain a lucrative book deal or high fees on the lecture circuit, or even get her own TV talk show. But Alaska law might not allow it.
A provision of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act restricts outside employment. It says: "The head of a principal executive department of the state may not accept employment for compensation outside the agency that the executive head serves."
Senior Assistant Attorney General David Jones said the section likely applies to the governor but it's not clear what constitutes "employment."...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...O3llwD945S1480
Well, what is one more court case for her?
Palin's Next Career Move
A Commentary By Froma Harrop
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...xt_career_move
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