Well, well, well. Only once or twice did Sarah Palin spiral into a dark and twisting tunnel of English words strung together with a kind of free-form syntax. Mostly, she stuck to the script, winked at the audience, did that clenched teeth thing (with the head tilt and pointed finger) and sounded like the spunky mom-gal we met but five weeks ago.
Joe Biden, too, benefitted from hours of debate practice against lady politicians and scored big points after he choked back tears remembering his big life tragedy. What a girl!
In summary: everybody won because nobody lost (but Biden won just a little bit more, what with the actual information and all).
Now, not everything that was said was factual. Go here for a rundown. We feel sad this is the only debate the two will have. But Palin performed well, which should put at ease those calling for her to step down from the ticket.(Question: is she really into gay civil unions as she seemed to indicate?)
So sure her debate was relatively gaffe-free. But if you've been getting your daily workout through the isometric muscle exercises brought on by involuntary and rigorous cringing, then you felt fat and disappointed after the 90 minutes of questions. Not to worry! Grab your pilates mat. We've got one last round of Katie Couric interviews.
Daily Palin (and final installment of Daily Couric): Sarah can't really name a past vice president that she admires. Sure, she says George Bush Sr., but look at her. She doesn't mean it. On the worst thing Dick Cheney has done as vice president, she names the duck hunting accident. Curious coming from an "energy expert" who's into transparency and busting up the old boys network. We figured she would at least say something about Cheney's meetings with the movers and shakers in the energy industry ... which were secret ... and a big group hug to an old boys network. Just sayin'.
A surprise cringe sneaks up on us when Katie asks the to VP candidates their favorite movies. Oh, come on, Katie, this isn't for the Today Show!
A Daily Palin Bonus: Pregnant teen Bristol Palin and her fiance Levi Johnston appear to be planning a summer wedding. She's due with their baby in December. In terms of marrying for the sake of the child, what's the lag time called?
Oh, enough of vice presidents, here's the other big campaign news: McCain is pulling out of Michigan, which is swinging plenty in favor of Obama.
Also, the House will try again today to pass a bailout bill. The lobbyists have had time to "educate" the lawmakers, so confidence is high that Bush will have something to sign, pronto.
In health news, we have a study that says exposure to phthalates in-utero may affect the development of baby boys' genitals.
Also, high-conflict parents teach their kids how to have crappy, fight-prone relationships.
The FDA says it's not going to immediately ban over-the-counter cold medicines for kids. Even though they don't really work. And may not be safe.
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