Not that it much matters, but thought the Canadian reviews for Ms. Palin might be of passing interest:
The National Post, our right-wing mouthpiece:
Republican v-p candidate a little-known beauty queen, gun advocate
Running with that theme, David Frum, he of "Axis of Evil" speechwriting fame, again in the National Post:, gives a less than ringing endorsement:
So this is the future of the Republican party you are looking at: a future in which national security has bumped down the list of priorities behind abortion politics, gender politics, and energy politics. Ms. Palin is a bold pick, and probably a shrewd one. It's not nearly so clear that she is a responsible pick, or a wise one.
Can we assume that when you've lost David Frum, you've lost the room?
And perhaps the kindest assessment of all comes from our left-leaning The Globe and Mail:
Is 'pander' a dirty word?