Shrinking Base "Energized" by Mysterious Woman - Story at 11:00

I get a feeling that all of the social conservative political junkies on the 'net are sending emails to pundits in support of Sarah Palin. Most people didn't even know who she was until the day before yesterday, and now she's a conservative icon. Rick Brookhiser at NRO weighs in:

Palin will also be assigned to pacify conservatives. On the evidence of the numerous emails reprinted here, that will be easily done. Reader after reader said that the base was now energized. You would have thought the base was energized by being in a war. If not, perhaps we need a new base.