There was an undeniable frisson of excitement on april 6th when gordon brown at last made his trip to buckingham palace to request the dissolution of parliament and named the day when the voters will go to the polls : may 6th .
When palin first became internationally famous , after john mccain , the republican presidential contender , unexpectedly chose the governor of alaska as his running mate , I like many of my female friends felt a secret frisson of delight .