Observations from the VP debate

Some thoughts from the Vice Presidential debate last Thursday...
It was interesting that the moderator didn't bring up the subject of abortion.  I wonder why.  I know that Joe Biden would probably have stumbled over that question if it was brought up.  Biden is a Catholic who in his personal belief is pro-life.  However, in his political stance, he is pro-choice.  It would have been interesting to see how Biden explain this discrepancy between his personal belief and political view.  Sarah would have grilled him on that, and the debate would have been over.

Secondly, Sarah was really confident, especially when it came to foreign policy, an area that she was supposedly weak in, and Biden was supposedly strong in.  Sarah clearly outshined Biden in the segment about foreign policy, especially about the issue of Iran and its renegade president.  Sarah even later asked the moderator, "Can we go back to talking to Afghanistan?"

Thirdly, Sarah connected with the audience a lot more than Biden did.  Sarah didn't put on a show.  She wasn't fake.  She was just being real, being herself.  After Sarah talked about "being around the kitchen table," Biden felt that he had to chime in and say that he has been there at the kitchen table too!  Biden was on the defense and desperately seeking to connect with ordinary Americans. 

Lastly, it was clear that Sarah won the debate, even with the fact that Biden lied 14 times during it!  Imagine if Biden didn't lie and was forced to state the truth, the debate would have been even more a one-sided victory for Sarah Palin.  The undecided voters that Fox News pooled together overwhelmingly thought that Palin was the better VP candidate.  Go Sarah!