This debate was not geared toward her strengths, yet most people think she did just fine. Biden has been a legislator for over 30 years. He should have been able to knock it out of the park. Instead, a good portion of his answers were flat out wrong. (I won't call them lies, I think he just screwed up.)

She has executive experience and questions could have been geared toward her policies, her record, etc. That would have given voters a true sense of her abilities, but no...we didn't have that.

Instead we played this game of gotcha and it failed miserably. I'm more critical of her performance at the debate that most of her supporters (that stupid wink for one thing), but most people think she did just fine.

Middle class voters that vote for Obama are suckers. You'll buy a good line and we will all pay the price in the end.

Sorry, Omega. Both halves of my brain know that no one won that debate. And I told my sister half way through it doesn't matter what Palin says, everyone will accuse her of not answering questions and make fun of the twang in her voice, saying she doesn't look or sound like she should be a presidential candidate. I was right.

To be cheeky and in response to those much ballyhooed topics (her looks, voice, etc.), I don't recall much about Biden's answers because I was stunned by the obvious botox on his forehead. His eyes were running wild trying to keep his expressions alive because his forehead just dropped the ball.

One final thing - Before John McCain picked his running mate, one the BIG complaints about him was that he didn't understand middle America. He doesn't even know how many houses he has, what can he know about us?? Then he picked a candidate that, other than her political success, IS one of us. And now you think she's not a good candidate because of it.

Make up your damned minds. You don't get to ask for something and then push the plate away when it is served.

I'm sorry, but just because someone isn't rich, doesn't mean they understand Middle America. (Remember, Biden doesn't have any nestegg either). You have to prove through your actions that you care about the common man. What has Palin proved. That she is an angry, vindictive woman, who will use her power to hurt those that defy her (or her family), and who shifts with the political winds when it suits her (Her campaign against a state trooper (who is currently happily employed and I am sure amused at how much harm Palin has caused herself in her attempt to get revenge for her sister) and her support for the bridge to nowhere, and its sponsor (the corrupt and idiotic Ted Stevens) before she was against it)

Biden had absolutely no expectations going into this debate, as he is not known as a strong debater or speaker, and there was much fear of him committing a critical gaffe like he has done at other times in his career. But he blew it out of the park.

If she tried to put some substance into her post one side or the other would say she's being too biased.

Well, you could have used FACTS as a basis for the argument. Of course, what is the fun in that!

OMG! Thats the problem we have. Well I would vote for the 3rd party but I dont wanna waste a vote. ENOUGH! Vote who you want to vote for. Screw both evils. People who think that Obama and the dems will do any better are
truely rare optmists. If I did vote for the lesser of two evils it would be McCain but I've decided not to have that defeatist mentality anymore and I wish more people would stand by there convictions than settle

Well, this is pretty odd. Below, The Stork says,

"Well, tell us how you really feel! Too bad your post is just that...a diatribe of feelings with no substance.

Feel free to repost when you have something to say that's on topic."

Before I posted my comment, Comment number 1 was a really nasty comment, and what Stork wrote was a response to that nasty comment. I'm pretty sure that The Stork's comment was already here when I wrote my comment.

Now, that really nasty comment is gone, and The Stork's rebuttal appears just after my comment, which has somehow jumped above it, making it look as if The Stork was responding to my comment, though The Stork had already left his comment and was already back out delivering children (which is probably what Sarah Palin believes) by the time I left my comment.

And Karen, if your comment below was directed towards me, read Nader's platform like I say and you'll have your facts.