The one with the most on the line was Ifill. Palin has two more years as governor in the worst case, Biden can look forward to a highly remunerative retirement on multiple corporate boards. Ifill, on the other hand, could wind up standing on the corner, next to Dan Rather, holding a cardboard sign reading "Will Slant for Money." It looks like she gets away with it. Not because she's innocent, but because she knows how to lie low until the heat is off (is that slang completely out of date, now?)