Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talks to her daughter, Piper, as Republican presidential candidate John McCain joins her on stage after her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. , Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talks to her daughter, Piper, as Republican presidential candidate John McCain joins her on stage after her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. , Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  2. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  3. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  4. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  5. A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (C) hugging Alaska state commissioner of prisons Joseph Schmidt (2nd R) as other state officials watch after announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009.
  6. This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd, addressing the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, June 22, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L), followed by her husband Todd Palin, acknowledges applause during the annual Senate-House Republican dinner at the Washington Convention Center June 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The dinner, sponsored jointly by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, is a major fund raising event and offers an opportunity to spotlight potential GOP presidental hopefuls. Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, was not scheduled to speak.
  8. WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L), followed by her husband Todd Palin, acknowledges applause during the annual Senate-House Republican dinner at the Washington Convention Center June 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The dinner, sponsored jointly by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, is a major fund raising event and offers an opportunity to spotlight potential GOP presidental hopefuls. Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, was not scheduled to speak.
  9. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  10. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  11. Senator John McCain (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama talk during a meeting about immigration reform at the White House in Washington June 25, 2009.
  12. US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of Congress from both parties to discuss immigration as Senator John McCain (R), R-AZ, looks on June 25, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  13. US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of Congress from both parties to discuss immigration as Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Senator John McCain (R), R-AZ, look on June 25, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  14. US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of Congress from both parties to discuss immigration as Senator John McCain (R), R-AZ,. looks on June 25, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  15. US President Barack Obama talks during a meeting with members of Congress from both parties to discuss immigration to Senator John McCain (R), R-AZ, as House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Vice President Joe Biden (2nd L) look on June 25, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  16. US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of Congress from both parties to discuss immigration Senator John McCain (R), R-AZ, looks on June 25, 2009 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

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