[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: The VP Debate

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
The VP Debate
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1223006602.shtml


   I doubt this debate changed many minds, but it probably reassured the
   GOP. Governor Sarah Palin held her own, even if she did wiff on the
   bailout questions by simply blaming Wall Street, pure populism. Mark
   Levin as he frequently says, wouldn't have jumped out of the batter's
   box, not with a Pedro Ramos 75 mph Freddie Mac fastball coming right
   down Broadway.
   Hopping around the dial, I only saw Karl Rove catch what so many
   ignored, the many outrageously false statements made by Senator Biden.
   With a less than curious media watching, the liar has the advantage in
   such a contest. And, yes, if you watch the delivery, yes, Biden won
   the debate.
   But given Biden's large advantage in national experience, including
   lying, he should have won big, a TKO. Instead, Palin went the
   distance, lost on points, and not by much.
   The rest is up to Senator McCain, who has dribbled away the Palin
   bounce with more of his classic, annoying populism and so-called
   bi-partisanship lately. He's got a fine chance to win, and plenty of
   time. Palin has passed her test. It is McCain's show the rest of the
   way.