As I predicted, both candidates did fine. They also did pretty much what I said they should do and looked strong overall.
Palin had a couple of comments that I completely agreed with. Much to the hyper consternation of the free market fundamentalists, she blamed predatory lenders and greed for our current situation and not the government. Good answer because it is the truth. She also seemed pretty honest on her position on gay marriage and showed tolerance as well as a desire to make sure that all Americans have equal rights.
She did seem weak on foreign affairs, though, and I don't think we need another person in such a high position of power that has such a low level of knowledge in the rest of the world. She did seem much stronger in this area than she has in the past few weeks but that's mostly because she repeated the party line.
Biden looked like he had just done a bong hit before the debate...which was a good thing because he was tres chill. His strong moments were in the foreign policy segment, when he talked about raising his family, and his closing statement. He was rough in the beginning, looking at Gwen Ifill while Governor Palin looked in the camera. When he started looking in the camera, he seemed stronger.
Now that the side show is over, we can get back to who this election is really about: Barack Obama and John McCain. Town hall format on Tuesday night. It should be fun!
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Yes, but did she actually answer any of the questions? I tried really hard to find the meat and I couldn't find any. The only thing I heard was folksy phrases designed to lure the voters who are easily swayed by feelings and no facts.
In other words, Joe Six Pack!
yeah right vheights you had your mind made up before the debate even started.
I still don't get the whole 'we want someone who is average' deal with conservatives. If someone can explain it to me, I'm all ears.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432501,00.html
We currently have an average guy as president, an overconfident guy who distrusts logic and reason and goes with his gut. The result is a war started for a lie, an economic meltdown, incompetent responses to natural disasters, needless hatred and distrust of us across the world, endemic corruption throughout government (from Abramoff to reconstruction in Iraq to the firing of US attorneys because of political infighting among Republicans to the PIK oil program), etc.
When you're looking for a surgeon you don't pick the guy who you want to have a beer with -- you look for the smartest and best doctor you can find. Someone who is a good listener, someone who is careful and reasoned. Someone who will first do no harm.
At this point our country needs a good doctor. John McCain loves to tell us how much experience he has and how much knows. He brags about being an impulsive, overconfident hellraiser, how he loves to take big gambles and roll the dice. He's a gambler and a drinker and regular Joe. Do we really need that now?
The selection of Sarah Palin was a desperate stunt, a roll of the dice. The "suspension" of his campaign was another stunt. Threatening to cancel the debate was yet another stupid stunt, designed to puff up his own importance, but revealing that he actually had no influence over the Republicans in the House.
Honestly, the guy seems to be losing it. If any Democrat pulled this sort of desperate crap the Republicans would be demanding competency hearings.
We've had our romp with regular Joes. Let's hire the smart guys for a while to fix the mess the frat boys left it in.
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