What Palin needs to Do

Alright, so the conventions are over; I can start focusing on college more now and Palin can start working on those foreign policy credentials.

We've been seeing it since she was confirmed - the Democrats and media are focusing on her kids, whether or not she can take care of them and do the job, and her inexperience. It is imperative that McCain and his team set an identity for her ASAP.

That speech was only a stepping stone; we all knew she was conservative, now we know that she can be electrifying. That doesn't still the critics; she can be a great pontificator, but if she morphs into Dan Quayle when Joe Biden starts talking about Georgia during the vice presidential debate, the Republicans are in serious trouble.

We can't wait until the debate comes to build a coherent narrative that is acceptable to the American public. We need to do it now, before the Democrats can sink their teeth into her. Eventually, the Democrats are going to understand that attacking her as just a small town mayor and a woman with five kids isn't going to pan out. They'll get to the good stuff soon enough; the investigation into the firing of her brother-in-law, her change of position on the bridge to Ketchikan ("Nowhere), etc.

She better be ready.

It should be noted that this was an excellent choice; I attended the Texas Republican Convention, and people just weren't...enamored with John McCain. It seemed to be a ho-hum affair - Palin has changed that, but we can't lose sight of the fact that she isn't the person who's going to be in charge; McCain is. We need to defend Governor Palin but not make the election about her.