Absolutely.
What if by accident McCain/Palin had won?
Where would the economy be right now? Probably pretty close to where it is now.
Where would we stand on illegal immigration? Probably pretty close to where it is now.
Where would we stand on national security(TSA)? Probably pretty close to where it is now.
etc., etc., etc........
This is not a slam against Sarah, I love the woman, but I think we would have been in store for the same old-same old, because Sarah would have been "kept" from being effective in a McCain administration by the powers that be.
Sometimes, things work out the way they are supposed to (((ping))).
Absolutely! Look whose people were sticking needles in her even during the campaign, and nonstop ever since. Imitated if not led, of course, by the lovely Meghan. <Urp!>