From Andrew Sullivan: "I'm simply staggered that someone who could be president in an instant next January has been in her position for a week and cannot be asked questions by the press corps. Has this ever happened before in American history? Again: unbelievable. And terrifying."

Waiting to expose Palin to questions excites while reducing expectations, and attracts attention for the inevitable rollout. Her eventual press conference will attract more viewers than her nomination speech.  And for that event, if they are capable of it, they will give Palin some real and specific policy rollouts to frame the press conference. Since the evangelical right already knows she is one of them, everything else you see from her will be picture perfect moderation.  She is studying very hard now, but she's a very quick study, and a gifted politician--her rise from Mayor of Wassila  to Governor  cannot be attributed to the quirky electorate or small talent pool in a frontier state.  As an Alaskan who has been watching her, I assure you, she may never be up to the vice-presidency, but she is certainly up to the campaign. She will surpass expectations, which will reinforce the very compelling fairy tale that any American can become President,  She is the anti-Obama, and her story is just as powerful.  While Obama is an Ivy league graduate that elevates the aspirations of every American, she embodies the aspirations of every American. She is everything that Bush pretended to be. Terrified? You bet.  Open your wallets and hold on to your hats for a very tight race.