Jon Huntsman is the only sane GOP presidential candidate. I nevertheless find myself eagerly anticipating his demise, if only to slow his viral video star daughters' rapidly accelerating fameball.

New York Magazine's media reporter Gabriel Sherman goes inside Sarah Palin's $12 million a year empire in this week's issue. Here's some of the math on Palin's various projects:

Sarah Palin's quest to become the white, thin, Alaskan, conservative, near-sighted Oprah continues: She's shopping around a show with reality TV heavy Mark Burnett. Also, Sarah Palin is starting on her next book. What are these things? Take the quiz!

Which fact is more befuddling: (1.) Though Sarah Palin: The Untold Story ...In Her Own Words! is written in the first person, it was made with zero input from Palin. (2.) This magazine is expected to make money.

"Ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) PAC spent more money buying copies of Palin's best-selling book than it gave in contributions to political candidates, according to new FEC reports." [Hotline]

In which we discover the identity of the mysterious fourth person banned from Sarah Palin's book tour, and that Todd was in charge of enforcing the "no entry" list.

On October 30th, Levi Johnston predicted to the Guardian that he and Bristol Palin would be "going to court" over custody of their son, Tripp. Prophetic! Less than a week later, Bristol secretly sued him for full custody of Tripp.

Remember the Alaska kindergarten teacher Palin threatened to serve libel papers in front of his class? He went to a Going Rogue event and discovered he is one of Palin's four worst enemies, banned from events via headshot dossier. UPDATED

On The Tonight Show this evening, Conan O'Brien invited William Shatner to come out and do a dramatic reading of some excerpts from Sarah Palin's Going Rogue. Then, Palin surprised everyone by showing up and turning the tables on Shatner.

Today marks the day that Sarah Palin rose from mere fame to 80s-hair-metal-trashing-hotel-rooms-snorting-coke-in-the-tour-bus-level superstardom. She signed some woman's chest with a Sharpie at a Utah Costco. Red and Blue America: Put aside your differences for a sec and give props.

Currently, Jeremy Paul Olson languishes in a Minnesota jail for the crime of throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin today. Although he missed Palin's face, Jeremy struck a chord strung through the center of our heart: Who are you, brave tomato-thrower?

In a radio interview, Palin endorsed those who question Obama's national origin. Her rationale? "That weird conspiracy freak thing that Trig isn't my real son." Those jerks wanted to see Trig's birth certificate—now she must see Obama's.

Sarah Palin would like to be referred to only as Governor, and dislikes foreign languages.

Today the Rogue has been caught nabbing a quote from quotefarm.com. What she thought was a pithy statement from UCLA basketball legend John Wooden was actually by a native American activist called John Wooden Legs and about killing soldiers.

Some nice people decided to interview Sarah Palin fans at a book signing in Ohio about precisely which of her policies, in detail, made them want her to run for president in 2012.

There are two books out — Going Rogue, 'written' by Palin. And Going Rouge, a parody. Many, including, CNN, USA Today and Fox News, keep getting confused and picking the wrong one. Now Palin's publisher is taking drastic measures.

Evil Twin-spawning Sarah Palin isn't catching any easy breaks lately. Should she? Better ask her fans who, oh wait, are now booing her. And when Martha Stewart calls you out, damn, you know you've set some kind of bar.

"Maybe the McCain aides would have been better served trying to get McCain's positive message out and less time clustering away e-mails like squirrels before winter," said Palin aide Jason Recher of campaign leaks that disprove 'facts' in the book.

Nicolle Wallace, the campaign aide Palin blames for her disastrous Couric interview and other crises, struck back on The Rachel Maddow Show last night. And, holy crap, did she tear Sarah a new one.

Going Rogue is out today! The Washington Post have put together a cursory index that includes Hasselbeck, Elizabeth:"bold and talented," and Lieberman, Joe: a "bright spot" in the campaign. They also reveal who Palin calls when naked and soapy.