Sarah Palin is planning several overseas trips in the next few months, and the general consensus is that this is the start of her presidential run. Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show on MSNBC to dissect Palin’s motives, and to point out how disastrous she could be for America.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced