Palin: Would the presidency be a demotion for a 'rogue'?

Here's a recap of the interview by Robin Abcarian of the Los Angeles Times:

It required some reading between the lines, but Sarah Palin's Tuesday night appearance on Fox News, where she is a highly paid contributor, may not have come as good news to her supporters, who have been hoping for months that she will end their suspense and jump into the Republican presidential race.

In a conversation that touched on multiple political topics, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's apparent decision not to run for president, relations with Israel, the GOP presidential race as a reality show, Palin seemed to signal that she is more comfortable outside the confines of a political campaign - at least a Republican campaign.

And Palin, who has sometimes gotten tangled in her syntax, mispronounced the first name of businessman Herman Cain five times as "Herb" when praising him for his surprise victory over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry in last weekend's Florida straw poll.

Palin, who has a knack for popping into the public eye just as Republican presidential candidates are making news, appeared on Fox the same evening Christie made a widely covered speech at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.

She said is still undecided about the race, but her musings seemed those of a person who mainly sees the downside of running.

"Is a title worth it?" she asked. "Does a title shackle a person? Are they someone like me, who's a maverick? You know, I do go rogue and I call it like I see it, and I don't mind stirring it up in order to get people to think and debate aggressively, and to find solutions to or the problems that our country is facing.

"Somebody like me -- is a title and is a campaign too shackling? Does that prohibit me from being out there, out of a box, not allowing handlers to shape me and to force my message to be what donors or what contributors or what political pundits want it to be? Does a title take away my freedom to call it like I see it and to effect positive change that we need in this country? ... You don't need a title to make a difference, truly."

Read more of Abcarian's recap at the Los Angeles Times.