Nativist former Rep. Tom Tancredo is bashing Sarah Palin — he says she only wants to sell books.

Which is odd, because Tancredo’s in favor of reinstating literacy tests, so you’d think he’d be in favor of books.

Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) ripped into fellow Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin in a recent interview, saying she’s not “presidential” and accusing her of simply trying to sell books.

In an interview published yesterday (via GOP 12) Tancredo said he can’t see Palin as commander in chief.

“I really don’t have this feeling about her as being presidential,” he said. “I don’t know what it is exactly. I don’t know if the issues really are that difficult for her or not.”

Tancredo said Palin doesn’t seem to be attempting to improve as a candidate and suggested that her goal seems to be to “make a lot of money and stay in the mix.”