After the wave of assaults on her , Sarah Palin shows the nation why John McCain picked her and why the center-right loves her.  She has a great night.  Joe Biden does well too, but this was all about Sarah Palin, and she delivered a strong, strong message of energy and change.

The one great line of the debate: "It is so obvious that I am a Washington outsider," Palin says, "someone just not used to the way you guys operate" as she points out Joe Biden's attempt to doubletalk his way to Obama's position.

Biden's big gaffe came on Iran: "They are not close to getting a nuclear weapon that can be deployed." 

The Luntz focus group picked up the decisive Palin win, and Luntz is predicting a move towards McCain in the polls as a result.  McCain will have to take on the issue of the origins of the subprime crisis to capitalize on this opening, and Sarah needs to be out on talk radio every day from here on out.  She is back as the GOP's best weapon in Election '08.