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In the "Reflections" section of the November 2008 Liberty magazine, Rex May speculates that Sarah Palin may be a creature of L. Neil Smith's creation, or "might also be from an old unpublished manuscript of Heinlein's."Close. Actually, she can be found in an old published Robert A. Heinlein manuscript. Those who have his Expanded Universe collection should turn to his essay "The Happy Days Ahead," and specifically to the fanciful story "Over the Rainbow" at the end, in which the new President dies only a few days after taking office. The inexperienced female Vice-President, who was added to the ticket solely as a political move, refuses to step down when the party bigwigs suggest it. Instead, she assumes the office of President, turns out to have common sense, and reverses many of the destructive policies of the federal government. (Well, that's why they call it fiction.)Heinlein wrote that story in 1980.