Book a glimpse inside Palin's VP run

According to CBS News, a new book is out about Sarah Palin's erstwhile run for vice president, titled "Sarah from Alaska." Written by two reporters for CBS News who were attached to Palin's group during the 2008 election, the book contains previously unknown details about the "conflicts" between Palin and other members of the campaign. In an interview on CBS "The Early Show," the authors said that campaign leaders were "terrified" that Palin would embarrass McCain -- even after the race had officially ended. The authors also claim that Palin didn't decide to run for vice president after her family voted on it. Instead, they say she said 'yes' and shook his hand immediately, and then had the vote. They also claim that Palin didn't personally tell her daughters that she was running. The released details aren't all damaging, though. The authors said that Palin was "one of the only ones in the room" who expressed concern that her new vp-candidate duds were "too expensive." Read CBS's report here. And, for much more detail straight from the book itself, check out CNN's lengthy political blog entry on the book. It has scads of interesting stuff, including claims that at a celebration after the vice presidential debate in St. Louis, Palin started pushing the campaign to be more aggressive and then said off-handedly, "I just don't want to go back to Alaska." Read that entry here.