VP Debate - Changed Circumstances

October 2, 10:47 PMPop Culture ExaminerDominic Patten

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                                That's all folks

Again with the loving John McCain thing ... Joe, what's up with you Democrats? You, Bill Cinton, and the rest? Let it go. He's in the other party, stop loving him up.

In their only debate of the election, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin both agreed they were against same-sex marriage, they both agreed that they pray for their sons and all the troops in Iraq, that they both know what the hurts and the joys of America are and that they both think John McCain is great.

Umm OK.

In the end, Joe Biden, who seemed almost medicated at the begining of the debate, didn't go off on a monologue and Sarah Palin didn't stumble into incoherence.

One thing that hit me, and maybe it's a reflection of what's on my Ipod, I gotta tell ya from a few comments, including the "back in the day" remark in her closing comment and her "shout out," I think it might not be Barack Obama who is the hip hop candidate but Sarah Palin. And that's America.

With Palin's mic left on, the Alaska Governor came across, in both her post-debate thank yous to Biden and moderator Gwen Ifill, as a bit overwhelmed by the whole experience. Lots of thank yous and breathes of relief. Yet, on-stage after the debate when they usally are ignoring each other and waving with family to the crowd, Biden and Palin are talking to each other and each other's children. That was interesting.

Like the first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, there weren't many fireworks. Unlike the Presidential debate, the Veeps-to-be seemed to agree on a lot ... like most Americans actually do.

TV pundits are saying both of the candidates did what they had to do and how neither screwed up. The feeling is Palin won by not losing.

But the real question should be "is that enough" if you're going to be one heartbeat away from the most powerful office in the world.