VP Debate

I watched the debate last night… well, most of it last night. I fell asleep near the end and watched the rest this morning.  For the most part, I was more impressed with both of them than I thought I would be.  I, like probably many others, expected Sarah Palin to mess up a few times, based on the past two times she spoke on television.  She didn’t really mess up at all.  What was obvious, though, was that she was well rehearsed.  I don’t know if there’s anything really wrong with that.  She avoided answering several questions that she didn’t want to answer.  I don’t think that’s unusual for any candidate running for any office, though.  She had an agenda to get points across that were important to her.  She made her running mate look less stupid for choosing her.  I think people who liked her before, probably love her now.  I didn’t like her before and now I suppose I could “tolerate” her. 

A bit of a phony, though.  She came out and first thing she did was ask Senator Biden, “Hey, can I call you Joe?”  I guess if he had said, “No, I prefer you call me Senator,” she wouldn’t have been able to use her charming little quip, “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” The other thing that bugs the crap out of me about her is that she, like that bonehead currently in the White House, cannot pronounce the word, “nuclear”! There’s only one “U” in that word, Madam!

Joe Biden, on the other hand, spoke very intelligently.  I really wasn’t familiar with him at all before, but can see, in a way, why Obama would choose him.  I kinda wish that ticket was reversed now.  If it was, I think I would vote for him over John McCain.  The experience, in my opinion, should be at the top of the ticket.  I’m pretty sure that’s how it’s always been, right? But, was Biden even running for president? If not, I wonder if he supported Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama early on.

Being that they both did pretty well last night, my mind is more at ease.  They have leveled the playing field as far as Vice Presidential candidacy is concerned and now I’m not going to worry about that office again.  I can concentrate on who is running for President… finally… as it should be.

I’m looking forward to Tuesday’s debate.  I’m still not completely sure who I’ll vote for… I’ll make that decision after I hear how the two candidates pronounce the word “nuclear.”