Let's see.....Sarah Palin was the Republican VP nominee over 16 months ago, yet today, she leads all potential Republican hopefuls for the 2012 nomination.
How's that for "fading over many months"?
Today, at the McCain rally in Arizona, she was the undisputed star. It's reported that a vendor outside the event sold out of Palin 2012 buttons. Thousands were sold.
You can tout all of the snoozer candidates you want, but the lot of them together can't energize the conservative base the way Sarah Palin does.
Sarah Palin has a rare combination of personal attributes, record of accomplishment, and core beliefs that make her the most formidable Republican candidate this country has seen in generations. There is no one on the radar who even comes close to her potential.
From where I sit, and with the condition and mood of the country such as it is, the Presidency is hers for the asking.
Ditto