Amidst continuous tumultuous applause, former Alaska Governor Sara Palin gave a speech this evening in Nashville that gave the Tea Party everything they were looking for, an outright attack on the policies of the Obama administration and a potential presidential candidate that meets the objectives of the right.

No statement during Palin’s speech summed up the message aimed at Obama more than, “When you’re 0 for 3 you better stop lecturing and start listening.” Palin was referring to significant gubernatorial losses by Obama’s left wing Democratic Party in Virginia and New Jersey and a devastating loss of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts, a Democratic stronghold, to now Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican.

She told the convention in Tennessee that if there’s hope for the tea party movement in Massachusetts, there’s hope everywhere.

She noted that Sen Brown was just a guy with a truck – who had a passion to serve his country.

At the outset Palin welcomed C-Span to cover her speech saying, “you may not be welcome to the health care debate – but you’re welcome here.”

On security, Palin said Obama should spend less time courting our adversaries and more time courting our allies.”

She said, “We need a Commander in Chief, not a professor of law standing at a lectern.”

It was a powerful speech delivered by one that political pundits called ‘simple’ and that unlike most former vice presidential loosing candidates who are not memorable, has become a household word.

She predicted a good year for conservative candidates, noting that the policies of Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress will be short-lived.

It was clear that the Tea Party was anti-Obama, anti tax and anti spending.

Palin appears to be the face of the Tea Party.  However, the Party is not identifying with either the Republican or Democratic Party, nor is Palin.  It seems to me that the Tea Party is targeting the Independent, which makes it troublesome to both the Republicans and the Democrats.

It is clearly a political movement worth watching by both political parties.