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First, Rove disgraced himself over the ODonnell episode. I think he’s finished.

Secondly, I often asked the same question about Palin. I have always liked her, the main reason I voted for McCain was for her sake.

But I’ve questioned if she had the “gravitas” to be president. But here’s the deal. In the aftermath of O’s election, the GOP was so demoralized I think they were ready to throw in the towel; they were jumping through hoops trying to prove to Obama that they could be good partners in government. I said then that the field was wide open; anyone who wanted to be president, even if they had a spotty past, even if their conservative credentials were a bit weak in the past, whatever the baggage, they could easily put it behind them if they were willing to fight, to get into O’s face, and fight.

I kept waiting for the heavy-weights to step forward. Romney? AWOL. Gingrich? Made a good show, but then blew it over Scozzafava. Huck? Please. The one who has consistently fought from day one to stop the O, the one who has been most bold about confronting him, the one who has been all around the country supporting GOP candidates, has been Palin.

The one who has never been embarrassed of the Tea Party Repubs is Palin. There are a couple of others, and they are all on my short list; DeMint, Bachmann, Ryan, Pence, and thats pretty much it. She has reshaped the battle-space and if she stays on the offensive these next two years I have no doubt she will be in the White House.

Gravitas? Whatever. She fights. Find me someone with gravitas who fights, and I’ll support them too. The heavies all instinctively see her as their enemy while she has always seen O as the one she had to beat. Different mentality. This is why she will be president and they won’t.