Palin may not fully recognize what she has done -- or maybe she does.
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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