Let's not get carried away here. All she's really accomplished was getting 50% of the vote once while running as a Republican in one of the reddest states in the country. I don't know if that counts as an accomplishment for Palin or just an indication of the sheer ignorance of the Alaska populace.
Too bad that the Italians have been making celebrity statues for nativity scenes for several years now as that really undercuts this hackneyed "Cult of Obama" talking point.