The first step in forming a new AIP?

Evidently, Sarah-ha-ha-ha is plannin' on steppin' out. But is she really plannin' on formin' her own Alaskans for an Independent Palin (AIP, but not this AIP) party? And will Todd cross over to join her?

Palin said she would never wave a "white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken" (from Breaking: Palin's 2012 Talk Leaves McCain Aide Speechless (CNN) by Ari Melber):

Now to be accurate, it sounds like Palin was stressing that she is a fighter in general -- unaffected by all the "political shots" -- not that she's convening focus groups for her next bid. Yet CNN is playing it up as a larger declaration, as you can see in the clip below, and ABC started the fire with the headline "Sarah Palin Vows to Remain Player in 2012: 'Not Doing This For Naught.'"

Whether any of this means she is steppin' out, or steppin' on toes or just steppin' fetchit, Guambat hasn't a clue.

But it is a statement of fightin' words that would make Joe Volger mighty damn proud of her.

And if you want to hear any of his words, recorded directly from his own interviews, spend some time at this website, which describes the interview:

In this interview, Joe Vogler talks with interviewer Margaret Van Cleve about his life in Alaska and the interests which led to the formation of the Alaska Independence Party. This interview was made as a part of the "On the Road" series, sponsored by British Petroleum. It was not made for the Yukon-Charley oral history project, but since Vogler discusses his experiences with the Park Service at his mining claims at Woodchopper Creek, this interview has been included , with Joe Vogler's permission, in the Yukon-Charley Oral History Project.

Guambat rather enjoys the orneriness of the vulgar views he had of the US, but reckons it ain't much of a role model for a US President. For Guambat's money, old Joe was a salmon out of water, a grizzly hard to bear, a kayak with a stern. Guambat suspects there is a good reason old Joe was from Nebraska and did not die in it. After all, Guambat is far from his own birthplace, too. But respectfully so.