Fourteen reasons why Palin will run for president

Vanity Fair made-up seven reasons why Sarah Palin will run for President after Greta Van Susteren made-up gave seven reasons why Palin will run. So, we have fourteen reasons why she'll run. Aren't we lucky?

1. “she has never said no”

2. “she made a promise to Piper”

3. “she’s received an outpouring of Facebook and Twitter support”

4. “we have not heard much from her since her bus tour which makes me suspicious that she is gearing up”

5. “as the days go on, some of the declared Republican candidates are having a few troubles—whether it be a gaffe or troubles raising money”

6. “something something real Americans”

7. “I read in the Des Moines Register that there are Palin volunteers—not from a Palin organization—all over the ground in Iowa”

8. “the lease on the tour bus doesn’t expire until 2013 anyway”

9. “money”

10. “the reality show was a complete bust”

11. “there seems to be a media strategy”

12. “she has already gone through the media digging into her life”

13. “lost a bet”

14. “are there any signs she is not running other than that she is not physically in Iowa and has not declared a candidacy?”

It's good to see humor being used to swat down these "Sarah's running" stories.

If you're having any trouble distinguishing Van Susteren's reasons from Vanity Fair's, see Vanity Fair's "Seven Reasons Why Sarah Palin Is Running for President, According to Her Best Friend, Greta Van Susteren" to learn which are Van Susteren's reasons and which are Vanity Fair's.

Politico's "Van Susteren thinks Palin is in" has the reasons from Van Susteren's blog.

Sarah Palin: Wasilla Celebrity

In another Sarah Palin story, Associated Press writer Becky Bohrer has written "All-things-Palin still reigns in Alaska:"

Reporting from Juneau, Alaska —

Anyone who doubts Sarah Palin's celebrity need only talk to Lyn Carden.

As head of the Chamber of Commerce in Wasilla, Alaska, Carden tends to be the front line for tourists wanting to see Palin, perhaps even grab a cup of coffee at her house. And she has heard it all.

When Palin makes news, or carries a snazzy purse women want to buy, Carden invariably gets a call, or a flurry of calls. Some callers have left credit card information, hoping to get that purse. Others send fan mail or money for Palin's political action committee.

There are those too who just stop in, hoping for directions to her house, which they do not get, or eager to learn as much as they can about Wasilla's most famous resident. Many snap photos of themselves with Palin's cardboard cutout. ...

... She also is among the most well-known but polarizing political figures in America, revered by supporters as a God-fearing Everywoman who fights for what she believes in, and derided by critics as a political lightweight and quitter.

"There's no gray area," Carden said. ...

The story continues with a description of John Coale's trip with Sarah and Todd Palin to a Boston pastry shop. John Coale is Greta Van Susteren's husband.

At the end of the story, we're told, "Associated Press reporter Mark Thiessen contributed to this report from Wasilla, Alaska." This post's photo was found at another version of Bohrer's story.