Bat.
Ball.
Fence.
GONE!!!

Future Vice President, Sarah Palin hit it out of the park last nite. She came out and introduced herself and immediately started swinging. The punches were deft and the impact was striking. ObamaramaDingDong never knew what hit em.

In response this morning the Democratic candidate said "Uh, ummm, you know, well, ahhh, um..."

Don't believe me? Let's check out the overseas press. More often than not they seem to have a clear head when writing about politics on this Continent.

The McCain-Palin ticket now looks in exciting shape. A war hero and a heroic mum. Experience and optimism. A man and a woman.

And when McCain joined the Palin gang – babies and boyfriends and all – on stage after her speech there was a sense of cheeky fun absent from last week's solemn Obama coronation.

How the Democrats must be regretting Hillary isn't running with Obama. Barack's sidekick Joe Biden looks a dull old dog compared with the ball of fire that is Palin.

But most fascinating of all, consider this: If Obama loses, Hillary Clinton will run in 2012. Opposing her is sure to be Sarah Palin. That would guarantee America its first woman president.

And my fistful of dollars, having seen both in action here, would be on Palin.