Rudy was followed by Sarah Palin, and she ROCKED THE HOUSE**.

My assessment from this side, after watching the web and office conversations light up, is that she sure gave the RNC base plenty to be happy about, but drove away the moderates and fortified the liberals. She can talk the talk, but there was nothing in her speech that bolstered her shortage of experience, or quelled fears of right-wing extremism.

In short, she makes the faithful happy, but doesn't win any friends.