There are several I like better than Palin. Pence is one of them but I like Paul Ryan even better.
The problem with Ryan is his predilection to confront the social security issue. The GOP has tried to do that dozens of times, and it’s always turned out bad. Couple that with the fact that there is really no way to fix social security anyway at this late date, and you should come to the conclusion that there is nothing the GOP can do about it. What it needs to do is simply press the Dems to fix it. Afterall, they broke it. Ryan needs to drop the issue. It’s just going to get Obama re-elected in 2012, and maybe put the Dems back in control of the House.