Some readers are annoyed at my brief and irritated comment on tonight’s interview. Don’t read too much into it. I doubt Palin would fault me for taking her inspiration’s approach and practicing the principle of “trust but verify.”

I’ve heard a lot about the maverick ticket that will reform and put America back on the side of the people. I’m encouraged still — she sure seems to have great small-town, all- American, in-love-with-her-country, familywoman, faithful values. But Sean gave her some opportunities I wish she ran with — hitting back on the equal-pay lies of the Obama camp, for many instances.

Anyway, I guess I’ve heard the script and would like to see her tell a little more of her story — of why she’s a conservative and how she’ll influence the ticket from that perspective. I’d love to hear more about what she did in Alaska and why she believes that makes her the perfect addition to the ticket. I’m curious what kind of influence she’d like to have on the Republican party’s future.

So if I was conservative in my remarks it’s because she has a way of speaking that leaves you wanting to hear more.

But I also know that she doesn’t seem to think I should want higher taxes as a matter of patriotic duty and she has a real sense of some of the threats we face (foreign and domestic). This is good. And it’s more than I get with Obama-Biden, so I know where I am. I still thing she’s an encouraging one. But I still want to get to know her better.

And that doesn’t mean her e-mail contact list of a Palin kid’s Facebook page, thank you very much.