Not yet.

Well gosh darn, Thursday night was one for the history books. You betcha, it was the always-dull vice presidential debates. Yet this year was different. For the first time, a hockey mom took the stage to win the hearts of the 70 million Americans that tuned in to watch the debate.

I will say, Governor Palin’s performance was quite impressive given her recent blunders in interviews with CBS, ABC and even the always-gracious-towards-the-right Fox News. Her charm certainly had the GOP cheering, and probably letting out a few sighs of relief, too. She was witty and well spoken. She even managed to avoid equating her geographic position with her foreign policy experience.

She made it very clear she wasn’t from Washington. “It's so obvious I'm a Washington outsider. And someone just not used to the way you guys operate,” Palin told Senator Biden.

Exactly. She’s not used to the way Washington is run.

Sure, Washington’s corrupt and could use a big dose of reform. But it will continue to operate as it has for the last 200 years, and Governor Palin simply does not know the operations manual. So how will she be able to gain the respect, and attention, of those inside the Beltway?

I’ll admit, I do like Ms. Palin. I appreciate her spunk, her ambition and her strong resolve. And I do think she’s smart, too. I’d probably even vote for her to lead my state or represent me in Congress. But to be second in command?

Not yet.