Sarah Palin Talks About 2012

We’ll let the governor speak for herself: “If there is an open door in ’12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I’ll plow through that door.”

You can watch the interview here.

“If there is an open door in ’12 or four years later,” she told Fox News Monday night, “and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I’ll plow through that door.”

Palin’s smile never faltered and her even diction never wavered as she talked with “On the Record” host Greta Van Susteren, whose interview tone was so friendly you half expected her to reach over and scratch Palin behind the ear.

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Update: Speaking of Palin’s future prospects, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza points out that Palin’s plowing through a few doors opened by the media this week:

“The Fix” in the Washington Post:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is in the midst of a whirlwind media tour aimed at answering her critics and positioning herself for a possible run for president in four years time.

By Thursday of this week, Palin will have sat for interviews with Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren, NBC’s Matt Lauer and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Her week will culminate that day with a press conference (novel idea!) and a speech entitled “Looking Toward the Future” at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Miami.

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