VP debate

For as "middle of the road" as the debate seemed, there is still alot to say. (Thanks Clare for getting us started!!)Firstly, Sarah Palin didn't have a Tina Fey moment (which was kind of a bummer for me), but she was so rehearsed. Sure, she was well prepared, but only because she was memorizing note cards for the last week. I don't think she deserves any credit whatsoever for being "informed". No one is patting Obama or Biden or even McCain for that matter on the back for actually knowing something!! (come on people. . . ) In the moment, if an acute situation arose, she would have NO idea what to do. She's such a cheerleader, memorizing the chants and repeating them over and over. I'm sick of hearing her regurgitating McCain's rhetoric. I'd love to hear her say something that sounds like it might have been her own original idea. The only time I even remotely saw that in her was when she was talking about education and it sounded like she didnt have it memorized word for word.Biden, I thought, had a great opportunity to let his experience and knowledge shine, and I thought he really did that. He avoided attacking her personally. . . didn't mention her lack of foreign policy experience, didn't make it about her as a person. I loved the whole exchange about gay marriage and how Biden laid out the Obama/Biden policy for equal constitutional rights for gay couples, and then when the moderator asked Palin if she agreed and she totally avoided the question. My only real complaint about Biden is that fact that he doesn't have the charm that really gets through to the folks who might not really get into the heavy political issues. Although, I loved how he let down his guard a little when he talked about his family.