But wherever the line between Palin's fantasies and political
reality may be drawn, her "I'll run if it's the right thing to do for
the country" line makes her more than a mere shouter from the
sidelines. Palin is now moving front and center as a potential
challenger to Obama.
That may scare Republicans, at least Republicans who worry about
their party's prospects in 2012, just as it may delight Democrats.
But the fact is that Palin owned the spotlight over the weekend. And
no other Republican, no other conservative, is anywhere near the stage.
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John Nichols, a pioneering political blogger, has written the Online Beat since 1999. His posts have been circulated internationally, quoted in numerous books and mentioned in debates on the floor of Congress.
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