Broder on Palin

The Washington Post's David Broder, arguably the dean of political commentators in Washington, writes some very positive things about Sarah Palin. My guess is that he has, in the process, done his reputation some damage within the fraternity of political columnists.

Broder says Palin's keynote speech to the National Tea Party Convention and guest spot on Chris Wallace's Sunday morning talk program:

Showed off a public figure at the top of her game -- a politician who knows who she is and how to sell herself.

Broder says Palin has "locked herself firmly in the populist embrace" which "doesn't always win" but "wins more often than you'd guess and for a greater variety of people, especially when things are not going well for the country."

Broder concludes:

Those who want to stop her will need more ammunition than deriding her habit of writing on her hand. The lady is good.

Based on years of reading his stuff, I know Broder is good. If he says Palin is good, she is good.