I was a tad disenchanted when McCain won the Republican nomination.  Fred! and Romney were atop my list of nominees, followed by McCain, then Giuliani.  Fucking Huckabee is nearly as big a joke as Ron Paul.

Anyhow, I think McCain may have been the best possible selection for this particular cycle.  Obama alienated a big portion of the Democratic party, and they are now agitating for McPalin.  These PUMAs would likely be far less active on behalf of Fred!, and tepid for Romney.  McCain's reputation appeals to moderate Democrats, and they're much more willing to fight for his election than they would be to fight for a more staunch conservative.

I said some time ago that Obama would be the easier candidate to beat, and I still think that's true.  I doubt anybody thought the GOP would have an easy time this election, but had Hillary won the Democratic primary, we would be seeing a real runaway rather than this see-saw, smoke and mirrors election we're seeing now.

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I watched the VP debate tonight.  It was quite good.  There were some predictable bits and some not so predictable.

Gov. Palin started out a little rocky.  She definitely got her bearings though.  The uncertainty passed.  Sen. Biden clearly struggled to school himself and not be a total prick.  He succeeded.

Palin is so fucking charming it's ridiculous.  Biden is also charismatic but damn.  No contest.  Palin won the cuteness factor.  I don't know if that's a good thing.

Substantively?  Obviously, I'm conservative so I think the McCain/Palin ticket is the winner.  I do think it's pretty impressive that after six odd weeks, Palin managed to hold her own against a 30 year veteran of the Senate.  I think she managed to maintain the narrative if not control it.  I think she demonstrated a firm grasp of the issues and that she can be critical and thoughtful about decision making.  Palin pointed out many of her accomplishments as governor and mayor while Biden named a handful of bills he has sponsored and a three-decade political career.

I think this was probably a draw leaning to Palin.

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