I don't understand what the purpose of this thread is. Are we supposed to comment on Palin, Stevens, or both?

Personally, regarding Palin, I don't think she ever has a chance to represent the republican party again on a grander scale. She's too polarizing, in my opinion. She represents what so few American demographics stand for, so her influence is quite small.

I would love to see republicans gain strength by moving towards the old-school conservative ideal. I do not like neo-cons (like Palin and Bush) and want them to fade away. I want to see a party whose base is fiscal conservation and personal independence. I would also love a potent third or fourth party. 230 million people cannot be fairly represented by two very similar parties. I would like to see at least 4 viable parties. Would I like to see Palin in charge of any 4 of these hypothetically viable parties - hell no!