Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin

I was 15 minutes late starting to watch the debate because I wanted to stop by Blair Kaufman’s home to show support for Maggie Oliver –Toulouse who is running for Bernalillo County Clerk. Maggie is a very gifted county clerk and has done great work in making our election system user friendly and dependable. Clearly Maggie should be reelected so that we can maintain the development toward a county clerk’s office that everyone will have faith in when they cast their vote. This is one of our most important local issues. Mrs. Oliver-Toulouse clearly has the support of the grassroots democrats.

Now to the Debate

Senator Joe Biden was one of the most impressive debaters that I have every seen. He was a real and interesting person who showed respect for his opponent. Although Sarah pushed Joe and bated him with everything she could come up with Joe just would not bit. He knew what his target was and stayed on message that Senator McCain would be a huge mistake for this nation while not showing any disrespect for the man himself. Way to go Joe!

I must admit that Sarah did not make any huge mistakes but she also did not say anything that would change anyone’s views. She did have one moment where she tried to point out that she was a mother who knew about raising a family but Joe Biden’s response was so moving and honest that she had to back down on that point. I was surprised that she supported rights for gay couples since she leans so far to the right that could not help her with the conserve right of the Republican Party but maybe she was just trying to distance herself from a group that is not happy with her failures as of late. One does have to wonder just how carefully Senator McCain vetted her for the position of vice president. Clearly there were more skilled republican women who could have stepped up to the plate but that appears to be a serious problem with Senator McCain not wanting to take time to checkout options.