# 56, right after the US Vice Presidential Debate...

56. I truly believe that Sarah Palin passed a pivotal test and revived the enthusiasm among Republicans and -most importantly- among Independents... She proved to be knowledgeable, smart, candid, and selfconfident... The nervousness with the editing-prone Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric (who b.t.w. had a long learning process at CBS) will soon be passé...