selling nonfiction book, her advance was $1 million. her deal as a fox commentator is confidential, but one industry insider claims fox paid her $500,000 up front with the potential to earn more. this week, palin signed what is reported to be an $8 million deal with the discovery channel. she'll host an eight-part series about her home in alaska. it gives her visibility in an attractive and carefully controlled venue giving her room to run for president in 2012. two years after she burst into the nation's consciousness, she's going to have to decide if she can cut back to a president's salary, $400,000 a year. up next, joe biden is taking some lumps for his most recent verbal gaffe and turns out he has a lot of company. okay, sweetie, open wide and say "ahh."