Palin Speech: Sarah America vs. Sarah Barracuda

Jimmy P. at the RNC—My take on Sarah Palin's speech last night? A bit too much Sarah Barracuda, not enough Sarah America. Now don't get me wrong. I certainly agree with just about every other pundit out there that it was a smash performance. But she could have cut out some of the snark and included more on how McCain-Palin are going to get the economy to work better for the middle class folks she knows so well. I know that will be mainly her boss's job this week, but she could have done more on that front. The more energy talk the better for the McCain campaign. I think my pal Larry Kudlow nails it with an astute piece of political analysis:

But I do not think she connected with folks on the economic slump, nor did she present an economic growth recovery plan. Rudy Giuliani made the first foray into that area in his speech when he talked about restoring economic growth through tax cuts and drilling. But he did not get to gas pump prices and the oil shock-driven consumer shortfall in real purchasing power, or the threat of more job losses and higher unemployment which casts a shadow over public confidence and the investor class stock market. Palin, however, can expand her oil and gas drill, drill drill to get to gas prices and the economy. She laid the groundwork tonight. It's only a short stone's throw from tonight's speech to an effectively fleshed out message.... Wouldn't it be great if she and McCain adopted a strong pro-growth tax reform plan to reduce tax-rates across the board, get rid of the corrupt loopholes and tax earmarks defended by the old order in Washington, and combine their ethical corruption cause with prosperity tax cuts? Even a currency reform to restore King Dollar? Along with America First energy reform, where Palin made such a good start this evening?