You're right about Daniels. The fact that his wife left him (and their children as I understand) to marry someone else and then come back to him, will be a news story. You really really need to be able to take all the scrutiny.
I can understand WHY he backed out, if that is indeed the reason.
IF either Palin or Bachman run, they are going to have to come out of their Fox News "comfort zone." While Bachman is a "little" better than Plain in that regards. You can't be calling the media "lame stream media" simply for asking what kind of newspapers/magazines you read.
TIS