Breathtaking!

It's hard to characterize what happened when Sarah Palin addressed the Republican Convention last night except to say "Wow!"
A woman who has been pilloried by the power elites of DC and NYC for days simply stepped to the platform with poise and purpose and knocked 'em dead.
As one commentator said after Palin's remarks" "This is not something you learn in a few days. In fact, it's not something you learn. It's a talent. You've either got it or you don't and she's got it."
Palin seemed so natural, so confident, so self-assured in her presence and her performance that the thought of her being even the slightest bit intimidated by anyone became unthinkable. And once the audience saw that she was actually relaxed and breathing and altogether winning in both style and substance, they began to relax as well. Soon, it became a lovefest.
This was one of the occasions when the person and the moment fused; when the speech and the speaker melded. And for it to happen to someone so new on the national stage can only be considered breathtaking.
You wanna talk about Obama's debut at the Dem Convention only four short years ago? Okay. But, you can't talk about that anymore without talking about what happened last night.
Because what happened last night with Sarah Palin was every bit as big and every bit as important.
Yes, yes . . . . This was a moment and a turning point - a moment to savor, to ponder, to remember.