There have been plenty of Republicans — the latest being Peggy Noonan — who are saying that McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as a running-mate has been a bust. They say Palin doesn’t possess the tools for higher office, that she’s a follower instead of a leader, and that she doesn’t seem to “understand the implications of her own thoughts” (that’s elitist lingo for “stupid”).Many of these pundits are the same people who, on any other given day, will tell you that a candidate’s choice for VP is of little consequence to a voter’s final decision to pull a lever for them. A veep candidate can do harm to a ticket, but it can’t put a ticket over the top. Palin certainly has done no harm — and as a matter of fact, she’s rallied conservatives who otherwise may have stayed home on Election Day.Then it occurred to me: perhaps Palin’s being set up as the “fall girl.” Should McCain...(Read Full Post)