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Answering to the call of, well, basically nobody, Sarah Palin is hinting that it’s not too late for her to enter the race.

With Herman Cain gone, Newt in a free-fall, Romney so dull I can’t even construct a decent insult on his used-car salesman ass, Rick Perry a gay-hating punchline and Rick Santorum a gay-hating nobody, the GOP is running out of punchlines that middle America can get.

Soon, it may be people like Huntsman and Michele “I have facts!” Bachmann left and, lets be honest… the jokes on them will be obscure.  They might be funny, but it’ll be the difference between jokes that everybody can even joy, and a jokes that Zach Galifianakis or Patton Oswald would craft that would have to be brilliant, but would probably fly right over a lot of heads.

And I don’t want to have the think that hard when I’m trying to craft zingers about idiot conservatives.

So yes, Sarah Palin.  Yes to you in 2012.  Hell, team up with Beck! Or Trump! I don’t care who, and I don’t even care who’s on top of the ticket.  Just find a dance partner and lets get this comedy show started already.

Please don’t leave the punchlines to those Huntsman girls because let me tell you, they are NOT as funny as they think they are. 

Here’s the story that brings hope to my comedy heart.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rekindled speculation about her 2012 plans Monday, offering a teasing response to a question about whether she or anybody else might still get involved in the presidential race.

“It’s not too late for folks to jump in,” Palin said during an interview on the Fox Business Network, according to advance excerpts. “Who knows what will happen in the future.”

Palin may not be including herself in that list of “folks,” and it’s possible that she’s simply referring to other potential figures, such as real estate mogul Donald Trump, who have been irresolute about their presidential ambitions. Earlier this month, Trump removed himself as moderator of a Republican debate because he refused to rule out mounting a third-party run later in 2012 should the GOP primary produce a candidate he finds unacceptable.

“After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for president of the United States,” said Palin in a statement on her decision.” As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.”

Earlier in the year, Palin appeared to shut the door on her White House aspirations, at least for this election cycle.

If Palin remains a sideline figure in the 2012 elections, her eventual endorsement, which she has said she intends to give, will no doubt be a coveted possession. On Sunday, the former vice presidential candidate said she wasn’t yet ready to decide who she would support. Real Clear Politics reported in November that her camp was considering backing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who recently experienced a tumble in Iowa polls. Palin has also spoken favorablyabout former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who has largely failed to register as a force in GOP primary surveys, even in Iowa, where he has spent the vast majority of his time attempting to appeal to the state’s social conservatives.

The comment could well recharge the energy of her persistent supporters, who just last monthlaunched an ad in Iowa urging Palin to jump in the race due to dissatisfaction with the current field. That sentiment has apparently lingered among the ranks of many conservatives, as Tea Party leaders recently told the Associated Press that they remained “disappointed” with their choices.

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