I noticed the absence of “bitch screech” as well (a la Hillary).

I pretty much rate her performance AND specifics to be a grand slam…

I visited an Atlanta-area General Nutrition Center (GNC) during lunch today – the twenty-something at the register went on at length about how positive he was about Palin being on the ticket.

Mrs Triton has for days been hearing all kinds of crosstalk about Palin from checkout clerks at Publix, floor personnel at SEARS, etc, many of whom were minorities who otherwise wouldn’t give a fig about Republicans.

Gov Palin has, I believe, not only captured the imagination of the conservative base, but also of many who might have otherwise sat out the election.

(I’m betting the number of tv viewers will be positively monsterous)

Add that to the PUMA’s, and it’s not so hard to believe that McCain is going to wind up winning BIG in November.

But I’m not predicting… at least not yet.