Well, I thought the debate went smoothly, much more smoothly than I had expected. I thought Palin had prepared much better than for her interviews. I was happy than Biden didn't shoot himself in the foot. They were both on their best behavior. I would have liked for Palin to have told us how McCain's administration would be different from Bush's. She let that opportunity go and I can only assume she didn't have an answer. She did answer questions on her own terms, sometimes avoiding the answer to the question, entirely.

All in all, the handlers did a fair job of preparing SP for the display. I still think she is not educated enough or experienced enough for the VP job - and not the person I want representing me as a VP or a P. She scares me to death.

I suspect the next couple of debates will be very important and I trust the candiates will be prepared. I don't expect the polls to change dramatically unless one candidate screws up some how. McCain seems to be dropping in the polls. We shall see.

My Grade on the debate:

Biden A- (boring)
Palin C+ (duh)