“McCain wouldn’t have picked Palin if he didn’t...finally...listen to conservatives.
Something happened...”
I think that ‘what happened’ was that everyone knew that he would lose if he didn’t not pick a conservative. I think that the Palin pick was about winning, not a change of heart on any issue important to us. Palin completely changes that dynamic.
That said, Palin is the better part of the ticket. It would be nice if she had real authority and influence in policy matters, but those are the constitutional limits with which we must live. The best the she really offers us conservatives right now if hope for the future — not that there is anything wrong with that.
...I have to think he's smart enough....and she's smart enough to realize if they win this, they won it because the 'base' pulled them through and the 'base' expects good things from them....
If he even thought of dissing the 'base' once he's elected (if he's elected) I can't imagine she would be silent!