Quote of the day: the Mad Hatter

"I think, kind of tougher to, um, put our arms around, but allowing America's spirit to rise again by not being afraid to kind of go back to some of our roots as a God fearing nation where we're not afraid to say, especially in times of potential trouble in the future here, where we're not afraid to say, you know, we don't have all the answers" — Sarah Palin, key note speaker at the National Tea Party Convention

It's not quite as good as her best. Maybe it lacks the imagistic thrill of "Putin rearing his head in our airspace", or the sheer creativity of "your Department of Law there in the White House". But it's a good effort. Lewis Carroll would be proud. Marc Ambinder reports that everything she says and does right now is consistent with a run for the white house in 2012. Excellent news.