Sarah Palin's new book hits the bookstores tomorrow, just after her much anticipated appearance on "Oprah" and her slightly less promoted appearance on "Good Morning American" with Barbara Walters. Can NPR be far behind?

Since I'm an average Jane, just like former Governor Palin, I will have to tune into "Oprah" this afternoon at four and (yawn) watch "GMA" in its entirety to catch tomorrow's interview, after which I'll wait in line with the rest of the Princeton area elites to pick up a book, which, according to both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal excoriates the McCain campaign to the nth degree. So there, you wimpy, mainline Republican party regulars.

For those of you who can't wait with breathless anticipation for my reviews tomorrow (it's hard to go a day without breathing), I have some advanced thoughts which I'd be happy to share with you.

First, as everyone knows or soon will, the phrase "going rogue" was apparently attributed to a McCain advisor, one of many who accused Palin of going off-message. Both the Times and the WSJ, whose reviews reflect their vastly different editorial perspectives, note the book's sustained criticism of the McCain campaign. Says the WSJ review: "One of the biggest mistakes of the failed McCain campaign—and there was no shortage of them—was its handling of Mrs. Palin," although it also gently suggests Ms. Palin might have been a touch more self-critical. Oh really?

The Times, as might be expected, observes that the author castigates a campaign that took an unknown Alaska governor from near-obscurity to becoming "one of the most talked about women on the planet" and someone who could pull a $5 million advance.  In other words, this is ingratitude at its worst.

The first half of the book is more of a personal memoir and, never having been a moose-gutting, rifle-toting mother of five, I think I might find it interesting. The reality of having a Downs Syndrome baby is apparently addressed in a straightforward manner, as is Ms. Palin's unquestioned and unshakeable faith in a God who pretty much informs her every decision.  

The big question mark -- Palin's readiness to be in the White House -- is obliquely addressed in the WSJ, which says that Palin's supporters "won't find much new ammunition with which to counter those who say that Mrs. Palin isn't ready for the rigors of the White House."  The Times reviewer takes an entirely different path by pointing out, mid-review, that McCain's decision to select someone with so little experience and knowledge of the world "underscores just how alarmingly expertise is is discounted -- or equated with elitism -- in our increasingly democratized era, and just how thoroughly colorful personal narratives overshadow policy arguments and actual knowledge." Ms. Palin had argued during the campaign (and apparently does in the book) that she and her husband Todd were qualified to represent the Joe Six-Packs because they understood tight budgets, public schools, teenage misbehavior, and other everyday concerns.

The idea that being like someone -- or rather, that being average -- qualifies you to lead is part of a larger discussion about the way in which we've interpreted democracy to cover entitlement, so that everyone believes his or her opinion or recommendation or analysis is equal to anyone else's and deserves airing, consideration, or more. That discussion is one I will happily begin on OS another day. As for whether Palin plans to make a run in 2012, expect the caginess you might get from any prepped, prepared and thoroughly rehearsed politician.