My last post was about it being open season on women in the political realm. This post will be a review of the VP debate with a keen focus on Sarah Palin.
After about an hour of "by golly", shout outs to 3rd graders, and that damn bang flicking in her eyes, I was ready to jump through my television and shake her until her fillings rattled. People complained that Hillary was shrill and too hard. Palin was a parody of herself. Hell, Tina Fey probably would've looked more poised than Palin. She was an enthusiastic cheerleader for John McCain with her good, ol' gal demeanor. Neither candidate directly answered the questions poor Gwen tried to ask, but Palin was obvious about pushing her agenda. She even looked squarely into the camera and said she wanted to tell America why she was right for the job. She turned the debate into a job interview. She didn't fall flat on her face like most of America thought, but she didn't give a stellar performance. If anything, she exposed herself to even closer scrutiny. Will her performance help or hinder McCain? No one really knows.
The Right is breathing a sigh of relief because she didn't look too bad. When you have to watch your candidate while holding your breath as if you're watching your toddler walk across the room, it reveals a lot. The Left is doing a jig because Biden hit a homerun. If you're celebrating too hard because your seasoned pro performed better than a novice, you must've been worried.
In the end, America is asked to choose the next leader of this nation. The VP role is the shadow to the president. In the case of George W., his shadow looms larger than the president, but that's neither here nor there. What matters now is which shadow does America want to be waiting in the wings in case the head of state is lost. Does America want a tried and true Washington insider with a wealth of experience? Does America want a Gidget and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington hybrid?
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