Its either a brilliant choice or a complete loser.
My personal opinion its a lousy choice.
I would have and did bet Kay bailey hutchinson.
I like Hutchinson, but another Texan ain't gonna fly.
And another Senator ain't very swift either
I think Palin is perfect. Executive experience as both mayor and governor, a srtrong, outspoken conservative and a scrappy in-fighter. A card carrying member of the NRA and a right to lifer with a son in the military - she's for off-shore and Anwar drilling and sending illegal aliens back where they came from. She's a conservative who can walk the walk and talk the talk.
She has a ton of positives and few negatives - all of the liberal carping and smear attempts will strengthen her image rather that detract from it.
She sews up the religious right and and social conservatives along with attracting a large number of "strong" women.
I think she's everything that McCain needed to heal his breach with the right wing of the party.
I can see the banner in 2012 - Palin for President