She is a Rorschach test for many, but those who knew about her (on the right, from blogs) had a pretty good idea of her beliefs months ago. We just didn’t know she would cause spontaneous implosion on the left.
***I beg to differ on that score. I was pushing hard for just such a strategy with Duncan Hunter. There was even suggestions of a Hunter/Palin ticket. The media woulda had a heart attack.
I stand corrected, I should have used “I” instead of “we” in that part of my post. Many of us knew about Palin and did not/do not consider her inexperienced or a lightweight. And I will throw Bobby Jindal (sp?) and Rep. Cantor into the mix as well. Any of those three would open the next generation of conservative leaders. Heck, I will toss Hunter in there too.
But *I* did not foresee how well Gov. Palin would “connect.” But Rove (?) did. McCain and whoever advised him on this selection have to be enjoying this. *I* am.