So when opportunity presented itself to make some money to pay her bills and take care of her family, she jumped at it. Look in the mirror and honestly ask your self - what would you do in this situation.
Still, there are a lot of people (especially in those "fly-over" states) who support and root for her. We'll see what 2012 brings. I would count her out. Not yet.

Since when do "plain folk" make $160+(I'm not sure what her husband earns)/year and get to live in a mansion rent free?

She is a "plain folk" indeed, and $160K is not that much for her size family
This is precisely the kind of comments that in part can be attributed to her bailing out.
EXACTLY

Slavik, her and her family's room, board, and health care were fully covered... additionally, her husband was bringing home at least another $100k - let's not insult the real "plain folk"...
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As for "precisely the kind of comments"... she didn't get any more than many of the other high-profile politicians out there.

"Since when do "plain folk" make $160+..."
Her parents are both teachers, of very modest means, without big bank accounts - certainly can be considered an average American family. Her own family is clearly of modest means (even with $160K salary + whatever her husband makes). After your put away some of it for your kids and grand kids (6 in all so far) and pay some of it in taxes, mortgage, etc, Pailins can also be considered only an upper-middle class.
Certainly there is no 500K laying around to pay all of the attorney fees. In my book it is "plain folk", which by the way, is not only measured in how much one makes.
But never mind that. Instead, maybe you should consider apologizing and taking back your obnoxious earlier comment about Playboy. How about it?

You think Bill and Hillary didn't get their share, what about GW, or Ronald Reagan?

As presidential candidates? Before they were even elected?
And she wasn't even a presidential candidate

Lina, do not change the issue. Never mind, who got more insulted by whom, why and how. Comment about Playboy was YOUR comment - take ownership of it. This was absolutely uncalled for, regardless of who said what about whom.

Natan, call Michelle Obama a monkey and see Lina's reaction. Liberal hypocrisy, double standards, two-facedness

how come Lina's comments about Palin are obnoxious and racial innuendo about Obama is OK?
before labeling something EVERYBODY should think about their own comments addressing people and politicians they don't support and try- maybe only try- not to use double standards.
if you yourself use demeaning comments -don't demand from others to be "politically correct". Only if you yourself remain very polite to all camps, you can ask this from others.
Otherwise it's hypocrisy.
As Seinfeld would say, not that there is anything wrong with that:-D .
There is nobody out there who is hypocrisy -free.
But sometimes it's good to look in the mirror.;-)