Clearly she has energized some people here and many in the Republican base.
Her selection is a bit brilliant and a bit insane.
What she knows she will staunchly advocate but most importantly
she does not know me or millions of people like me.

The media is of course insane to put the full faith and security of the USA on one debate between her and Biden. I can tell she is a fast learner and the fact sheet she will be memorizing will be daunting for anyone. She knows about pipelines worldwide but not the people culture or history.

The experience with GWB and micro aural electronics may also be employed with good effect, yet we all know a debate performance will not show character integrity judgement and flexibility in fluid complex situations.

What I have seen is that she is not flexible in real time. She can stick to a script but going off page is dangerous except for heart felt testimony about love of family or the like.

She can effectively intimidate and insult an opponent even better than George Bush without an understanding of deeper issues and back stories.

Of course new factoids will come to light about teenage pregnancy and DWI but all will be forgiven being a God fearing Christian family.

Being chosen after one interview/meeting is extraordinary. Even Ruby Tuesday servers get 3 interviews.

Since we all know McCain is mortal she will be seen in a PResidential role. 9 VP's became President at the loss of a President and 14 VP took over the Presidency by election.

How will people choose?    Most people will remember a 8 second TV segment to base thier decision about her. We may not know her but if she makes enough people believe she knows them, then she has done her job in the campaign.