I still maintain that Palin should replace Steele as chair of the RNC. Steele is ineffective and exhibits little to no leadership.
The Republican party should not be resting on its laurels. As Boehner said, "We have a lot of work to do."
I think Palin could rejuvenate and otherwise light a fire within the party, even at the expense, perhaps, of the Tea Partiers, but the RNC needs to become stronger as a party in order to oust Zero in 2012.