Alaska Governor Sarah Palin broke through the veil of media silence tonight with a speech designed to serve up lots of red meat to the GOP faithful. She has a compellingly folksy delivery style that had the effect of softening somewhat the barrage of blows she aimed at Barack Obama. But based on her positions, there is little doubt that this is a candidate in line with the more extremist right wing of the Republican Party.
(Yes, I know the photo above is a fake, but I couldn't resist.)
