Alexis at 8:46: you nailed it. Alaska as the last frontier, and such a spokeswoman for it and for the values we espouse. If Palin can speak from the heart (and having seen her acceptance speech I think she can) and if she can learn the basics of foreign policy (I suspect she’s already being given the cram course, and she looks like a quick study) so that she is at least one place-name ahead of Biden and Obama (not hard, frankly: their unforced errors so far are pretty amazing), then this is hers to lose. McCain really picked a winner here. I bet the donations are pouring in.