The Debaters

Well, I actually watched the VP debate from start to finish with only one cigarette break in the middle.

A couple of thoughts:

1--What the hell is up with Americans apparently only talking about important issues over the kitchen table? Dave and I don't even have a kitchen table.

2--I love folksiness with the best of 'em, but for the love of all that is good and holy, answer a freaking question without putting a "Darn it" in front of it. For that matter, use "darn it" but please just answer the question.

3--All that folksiness just doesn't compare to that kind smile of Joe Biden. Something about his smile just makes me like him.

4--But, you'd think Joe Biden had my genes when you take a look at those bags under his eyes. Has he had a decent night of sleep in the past two months?

Overall, I think both VP candidates did a fairly decent job.

Palin gave us the party line, but delivered it well and looked into the camera, i.e. at the American people, every time. She answered few questions, and I can't follow her sentence construction, but she didn't bomb. I can see where she might resonate with some voters.

Biden got bogged down with numbers in the beginning and seemed to be on the defensive and losing, but he found his mojo and hammered hard during the foreign policy portion. Of course, that issue is, most assuredly, his forte.

Let's face it. Campaigns aren't won or lost on VP debates (think Bush/Quayle). And, at the end of the day, I just lost an hour and a half of my life I will never get back.

I could have totally spent that time constructively. Like by watching a "House" marathon on USA.

L.