I think Sarah Palin used to be a paleocon, and then all of a sudden the pro-managed trade, pro-war, pro-immigration, pro-welfare state Troskyite neocons brainwashed her starting with 9/11.
Here's the evidence, unless PJB is staight up lying. I don't think he is though, I think Sarah Palin had to deny that she supported him, because it would've ruined McCain's support, especially among AIPAC, had it been widely known that Palin was originally anti-neocon.
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/sarah-palin-pat-buchanan-suppo.html
In addititon to that and what was mentioned in the OP, her husband was part of the Alaskan Independence Party.
Sarah Palin is now returning her antiwar roots, because she realized it wasn't in the best interests of individual liberty. She was a little late, but at least she wasn't one of the pro-war people (McCain, Graham, Bush family, Cheney) who were trying to destroy american society from within. She was pro-war because she was dumb enough to believe it protected individual liberty.
Sarah Palin was once a right wing populist, now she's coming back to that. May McCain spend all eternity in hell for brainwashing her.
If I hadn't known Reagan's record as Governor of CA, then I would've thought he was originally a paleolibertarian who was corrupted or threatened by his VP. However, his record as governor of CA disproves whoever might hold that theory that GHWB corrupted him.