Michael Tomasky: Palin and 2012

There's a rundown today in Politico of the GOP 2012 hopefuls' various political donations and expenditures, which leads with the idea that Sarah Palin's activity is eye-catching:

Palin's political action committee raised more money in the second quarter of this year – $866,000 – than it had in any previous three-month stretch since Palin formed the group in January 2009.

The committee, SarahPAC, also spent nearly twice as much – $742,000 – as it had in any previous quarter, the lion's share...