[Notary Sojac]

Then along came Sarah and lit up the sky like a burst of sunshine.

wow.

I triage politicians into those whom I loathe (Obama, Specter, Murtha), those for whom I have a deep distrust that doesn't quite reach the level of loathing (McCain, Lieberman, Huckabee), and those who I'm willing to tolerate (DeMint, Palin, Steve King).

The phrase "burst of sunshine" will never appear along with "candidate for political office" in any sentence that I write.

[MestaMachine]

Obviously, “like a burst of sunshine” was descriptive of the mood among conservatives after having NO light for a long time.
Furthermore, if you have not reached the level of “loathing” for either mcclown OR lie berman, you are far more tolerant than I.
Obama, Specter, Murtha are far beyond my “loathe” point and into a catagory of abject revulsion I have not thought of a word for yet. But I will.
On Huckabee, we agree. See. Silver linings in every cloud. Nothing like a little burst of sunshine to brighten a dreary world.