Politics | Sarah Palin Palin's Not Job-Hunting, Lawyer Says Soon-to-be-former Alaska governor focused on upcoming book By Nick McMaster Posted Jul 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT Copied Thomas Van Flein, attorney for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks about the ethics complaint involving protocol travel during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) Sarah Palin has no plans to take a new job, her lawyer tells the Washington Post. Though the departing Alaska governor has received “hundreds of credible offers”—including a pitch for a gig as a talk-show host—she hasn’t pursued any of them except a previously announced book deal, Thomas Van Flein says. What will Palin do? Van Flein says he hopes Palin will take time with her family, but "she is a woman with a lot of energy. We'll see." Read These Next Venezuela responds to the US seizure of an oil tanker. Hours after Michigan fired its football coach, he was in jail. Another big brand delivers an AI-driven holiday dud. Audi Crooks of Iowa State may do what no college player has ever done. Report an error