Quin Hillyer
American Conservative Union Chairman David Keene has long been known for being unenthusiastic about John McCain — but he says the choice of Sarah Palin as nominee for vice president makes a huge difference, not just with him, but with conservatives in general.
He was in town last week for all the meetings of the platform committee, and here’s how he describes what happened last Friday when the Palin selection was announced: “The platform was good but the mood was dismal. But when he named Palin it was like turning on an electric switch. Everybody went wild.”
Keene said he is now thoroughly supportive of the McCain-Palin ticket. As for Palin’s qualifications, Keene compared it to Obama’s by quipping: “Id rather have a vice president being mentored by a president than the other way around.”
