Sarah Palin’s February 6 address to the Tea Party convention in Nashville opened the 2010 campaign season. It’s arguable that it opened the 2012 campaign season, as well. Amazingly, however, the left has decided that the most important takeaway from Palin’s speech was the fact that she scribbled some notes on her hand. Say what you will, Palin responded to the criticism in her own inimitable way.

Here is my off-the-cuff reaction to Palin’s speech. NBC’s First Read has a roundup of media reactions here. On February 7, Fox News Sunday broadcast Palin’s first interview with a Sunday talk show. During her conversation with Chris Wallace, Palin clearly hinted that she will run for president in 2012. No real surprise there; former vice presidential candidates have recently campaigned in the next cycle: Lieberman in 2004; Edwards in 2008. Of course, neither was particularly successful — political dynamics change massively within four years!