TONIGHT

Posted at 7:09 a.m. ET

Normally, during conventions, we begin with a review of the previous night.  No need to do that now.  I mentioned last night that it was a successful session, excellent speeches, solid arguments. 

That's not what's important now.

What's important now is tonight, the most important night of either convention.  Sarah Palin accepts the nomination for vice president tonight, after being subjected to two days of the most disgusting press assault I've seen in my lifetime.  The journalistic left is panicked by her.  How dare she be a woman who doesn't take orders from NARAL or NOW or all the other red-letter clubs.  How dare she allow her teen-aged, pregnant daughter to keep her baby.  How dare she think for herself.  How dare she go to any college outside the East.  Who does she think she is, an independent woman?

My belief is that the entire McCain campaign, indeed the election itself, may be riding on Sarah Palin's performance tonight.  I hope they allow her to be herself.  I also hope they allow her to come out swinging, especially at the journalistic hacks who've tried to destroy her.

If I were Sarah Palin tonight, this is the way I'd start:

Good evening.  My name is Sarah Palin, and I'm governor of the largest state in the Union.

Oh, and by the way, have you heard that I have a teen-aged pregnant daughter?

And have you heard that she's pro-life and that she's keeping her baby?

And have you heard that I once got a parking ticket?

And that my husband, more years ago than I can remember, had a DUI conviction?

Of course you've heard these things.  That's all some so-called journalists seem to care about.  You wonder sometimes whether some of them are in journalism or pornography, and whether they know the difference.

Well tonight, I'm going to talk about what I would do as vice president of the United States - to help John McCain keep this nation safe, to expand prosperity to every citizen, to solve our energy crisis - solutions in which my state will play a large part - and to make this greatest of all nations even greater.

And if there are people in the liberal media who don't think the little lady should be talking about these things - especially the crowd at The New York Times or CNN - they can shove it where the moon don't shine.  I'm a governor, an executive, a businesswoman, a proud mother, and I intend to fill this office completely, and to excel.

Oh, I'd love to hear her begin that way.  But, you know, they probably won't let her.

If I were running that campaign, I'd make media behavior an issue.  The public would roar its approval.

We count down the hours to Sarah Palin.  Why do I think history will be made tonight?

September 3, 2008.