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The Barracuda Is In the Building
Okay, so it looks like it may be Palin after all, and (like Larry and Mark), I'm excited by the pick. I've been very lukewarm on McCain, but I'll be very excited if she's on the ticket. She the sort of principled, limited-government conservative that's been in very short supply in Washington, ...
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8/29: Rightroots Rejoice Over Palin
Blogometer — ... 's David Freddoso : "She is everything Obama is not. A real reformer who took on her own party's corrupt establishment and won, defeating an incumbent governor, 80-20. Don't forget that she's also a mother who chose life for her Down Syndrome baby -- we can probably guess where she'd fall on the Born-Alive act. If this is the future of the GOP, they're in good shape." NRO 's Jonathan Adler : "I've been very lukewarm on McCain, but I'll be very excited if [Palin]'s on the ticket. She [is] the sort of principled, limited-government conservative that's been in very short ...

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