Could Palin be VP? (Update: Yes)

Back in February I wrote a post about Sarah Palin.  I said then that she would be an excellent pick for VP.  She’s attractive, young, decidedly conservative and strongly pro life.  For the last month or more I’ve made the argument that she is far and away the best pick McCain could make.  She could draw women Clinton voters as well as shore up McCain’s support among conservatives.  But I’ve also said there was no way McCain would actually pick her.

Well, the word on the street this morning is that McCain has done just that!  It seems a plane left Anchorage last night and arrived at an airfield about 30 miles away from the site of today’s announcement.  Pawlenty and Romney appear to have been eliminated a possible candidate.  Tom Ridge and Joe Lieberman are also out of the running.  Who’s left?  Apparently Palin.

If McCain actually picks her, he’ll suprise me.  I didn’t give him credit for the smarts to make this pick.  One way or the other, we’ll know around noon today.

UPDATE: FOX News is reporting that a senior McCain campaign official has confirmed that Sarah Palin is the VP pick.

Michelle Malkin has more.

From Mark Levin at NRO:

I should add that if Palin is the choice, this also suggests that McCain may not be as stubborn as portrayed — and that’s a good thing given his positions on a number of issues that have given conservatives heart-burn.  At least it gives us some hope in that regard.

Something to think about.  I may be swayed yet.

Palin bio info at FOX News.

Update - It’s official