When it came to vice presidential possibilities, not many people had Sarah Palin at the top of their list—or even on their list. One young man, however, did, and he started promoting her place on the ticket in late February 2007. That’s right, a year and a half ago. In one of the first posts of his Draft Sarah Palin for Vice President blog (dated Feb. 27, 2007), Adam Brickley, an early supporter of Rudy Giuliani for president, wrote about how his research on potential VPs that winter led him to Palin:

I decided that Sarah Palin had actually compiled a rather astounding record of achievements in her 42 years, and was more than capable of making the jump to the national level. So now I ask you who you would rather have as your Vice-President. You could accept conventional wisdom and choose from the lineup of old men currently being bantered about, or you could choose an inspiring leader like Sarah Palin. As for me, I’m going with “Sarah Barracuda”, a candidate who will help us win the election and then deliver solid results.

Brickley, a 21-year-old political science major at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs and an intern at Townhall.com, has been given a lot of credit for the Alaska governor being selected as John McCain’s running mate. And last night he received a nice “thank you” phone call from the GOP VP pick and her husband, Todd.