VP debate

Summary on Palin:

1. Palin said she wouldn't answer the questions.
2. Palin didn't answer the questions.
3. Palin loves to say the word "maverick".

Analysis:
Clearly the McCain campaign realized that Palin's problem in interviews was actually having to answer the question that was asked. They told her to forget about that. Just stick with your talking points.

The truly sad part:
My fear is that many, many people will react as Pat Buchanan did and ignore the fact that she didn't answer the questions and just stuck to her talking points. "She was sensational!" Word is that worked for her in the Alaskan gubernatorial debates.

On Biden:
For the most part he answered the questions. He attacked McCain but declined to attack Palin even when she went after him. At times he should have responded more to her points. He did outline Obama's tax plan, but a couple of times he didn't respond to it when Palin yet again kept repeating the obvious LIE that Obama was going to raise taxes for anyone but people making over 250k a year.

On the moderator: Very disappointing. Gwen Ifill didn't push the candidates to ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTIONS.