Vice Presidential Debate

So who all watched it last night? If you did, you're probably still groaning about Palin's performance. I've never heard her speak before and all I can say is "wow." I'm actually a little embarrassed that she stands for the great state of Alaska, and I can only wonder if McCain was watching the debate thinking "crap, what have I done!?" That woman is unbelievable! She skirted around several questions, changed the topic numerous times, and rambled on about pointless stuff (and on and on and on!). It was like she had written all these little speeches for this event, and she was going to make sure that she got to read them all in their entirety before the night was through, whether they were relevant or not!

I'm all for getting women into the President and VP seats, but I don't think she is the one. I'll be damned if my country's leader sits down at some foreign relations discussion and says "Say it ain't so Joe!" or "Doggone-it that just ain't true!" I don't care if she talks like that in her personal life or at casual events, but that kind of language seemed ingrained into her speech and I don't think she would be capable of shutting it off when she needed to do so. Biden carried himself much more professionally, which is probably something that comes with experience as well.

Palin's actual stance on the various issues brought up is more of the same story. I couldn't believe her behaviour during the gay-rights section, claiming she would be "tolerant" of homo-sexual couples but offering no rights to them. Her attitude at that point was incredibly negative, and it's clear that she doesn't believe homosexuality has its place. Biden's stance was more egalitarian in granting quite a few rights to homosexual couples, but the "marriage is between a man and a woman" comment was a disappointment.

I'm also disappointed in the energy issue. Drilling for oil is not the answer, but coal also is not the answer. We need to be investing in wind and solar energies, not in burning more filthy coal and oil!

I don't really delve into politics much, if at all, so this is probably the last you'll hear from me on it. I was just flabbergasted at what a flake Palin is, and a wee bit disappointed by a few Biden comments.

Obama/Biden for '08!