Palin's Non-Endorsement, Translated

"In order to demonstrate my continuing power and influence, I am going to wait until I know who is going to win the nomination before endorsing a candidate."

In fairness, Palin offers some false modesty: "And I also believe that my endorsement and anybody else’s really sometimes doesn’t amount to a hill of beans when you consider the independent thinking and the wisdom of the voters." But... That would be the "independent thinking and the wisdom" that resulted in her losing the election as McCain's running mate? The "independent thinking and the wisdom" that has marginalized her within the party and caused her to sit out this nomination process? If she has so much respect for the independent thinking and the wisdom" of voters, and the resulting irrelevance of her endorsement, why the grandstanding?