WOW! Sarah's leaving Alaska!

Looks like Sarah is thinking of making a run for the Presidency. I personally am delighted. She was such a weak candidate last time, Obama would have no trouble rolling over her, if she gets as far as the Republican nomination.

If she DOES get the nomination, it will be evidence that the Republican party is now completely in the hands of a minority of fundamentalist right-wingers whose only test for a candidate is whether or not she believes in exorcism.

This is getting interesting...

How did Sarah Palin do in the Debate?

Here are my reactions:

She did not make any major gaffes. She held her own and spoke in complete sentences 99% of the time. I personally dislike that snide style and the mock folksiness. And I certainly noticed, as did most of the commentators, that she ducked a lot of questions. Still, expectations were low, and all in all, I think she exceeded them.

Opinions?

How do you think she'll do tonight?

Well, the debate is coming up in a few hours. I've watched her interview with Katie Couric and some of her answers were not too terrible. Do you think she'll squeak by with generalities, or will she make another really big gaffe like the one on the bailout?

What did you think about the debate?

Is Palin, in your opinion, closer or further away from the Vice Presidency after last night's debate?

I thought Obama did very well. He comes across as bright, articulate and calm. McCain seemed to be trying to treat him like a kid, which annoyed me.

What do you think?

How will she do in the debate?

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obama a marxist?

obamalies calls Barack Obama a Marxist. In a week when our Republican President has, in effect, nationalized our largest private insurance company, are such labels relevant? Do subsidies to farmers and oil companies count as Marxism, or is it time we got past labeling and looked dispassionately at what would be best for our citizens?

How will Wall Street's woes affect the election?

I saw a poll on someone's website: about 2/3 of the respondents said the current crisis of Lehmann Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG will NOT cause the Republican party to collapse.

What do you think? Will this latest crisis affect the election? Will fear push people into the Republican camp, or desire for a fix lure them to Obama?