Well, I was definitely wrong about the first debate, and I’ll own up to that. No promises here, but I’ve got a prediction about the VP debate. Get ready for it!
Ready?
The best I’m hoping for is great comic fodder, from either of them. Last Friday’s debate didn’t give SNL much to work with, and the resulting skit was pretty ho hum. I don’t think Sarah Palin will impress many, given her lackluster performance in recent interviews. Now, I know she’s not experienced with the national press going for the jugular as they do with all candidates, but still, I was hoping for more. I’ll temper that statement by saying that I like her regardless of her performance. Unlike an apparently large swath of the electorate, I don’t make my voting decisions based on the feel-goodiness of the candidate. As I’ve said before, I look at their stated beliefs and promises, and then compare their political and public track record with those beliefs and promises. Running Gov. Palin through that rubric brings me a great level of satisfaction.
That doesn’t mean I think she’ll do well in the debate. But I’m willing to be wrong about this. Once the debate’s over, you can expect the standard issue spin from both camps, just like we’re seeing in the pre-debate positioning now. At this stage in the game, I think Palin is, as many have said, a partisan rorschach test. Same with Obama, to be honest. If you don’t want to like them, nothing they do will change that. If you love either of them, you’re bound to be impressed by even a sneeze. Anyway, those are my pre-debate thoughts.
Oh, and I think Joe Biden is supposed to be there, too.
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