Darn Sarah Palin to Heck

Biden/Palin.

It was the debate everyone was looking forward to. America wanted to see if Sarah Palin would break under the pressure. For the first half hour of the debate, she held her own. She connected to the American people. She talked about her roots. She mentioned "Main Street," which is one of my favorite phrases in politics. She was more energetic than Biden from the get-go, but we soon realized that she only had enough ammunition for the battle and not the entire war. She kept mentioning how John McCain was such a maverick. She used the same phrases over and over again. She flat-out said she's not going to answers questions the way the moderator wanted. And though she didn't fall into the well, she never helped her own case. Biden talked about how McCain isn't really a maverick and Palin had no rebuttle. Biden asked the American people if they are better off than they were 8 years ago and Palin had no rebuttle. Biden again mentioned that McCain wouldn't even sit down with Spain without preconditions and Palin had no rebuttle.

All in all, I'm a liberal. Of course I'm going to be cheering for the hometown team, but even conservatives have to be asking if Palin is ready for the Vice Presidency. And with McCain a heartbeat away from shuffling off this mortal coil, conservatives really need to ask if Palin is ready for the Presidency. That, my friends, would be a rhetorical question.

Last night, Biden looked Presidential. Palin looked Mayoral. End of story.