The Debate Revisited

We turned in to the great debate to see the sage old Senator take on the young, relatively-inexperienced governor. As it turns out, however, Old Joe was the one who had the most problem with the facts. The lead editorial in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL, looks at Joe's statements and points out all that posturing and smarmy smiling didn't help his veracity. Not only did Joe have his facts wrong about who, if anyone, actually kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon, or just what General McKiernan said about appropriate tactics for Afghanistan, he was also off base when he invited people to meet him at Katie's Restaurant, which closed sometime in the 1980's. Forget about foul balls and home runs, we need instant replay for the debates.

Who won the debate? I guess the tip-off came when the MSM rushed to belittle Palin's folksy expressions. But as the WSJ concluded:

"Mrs. Palin may not know as much about the world as Mr. Biden does, but at least most of what she knows is true."


Joe Biden plays the role of the sage statesman very well. I don't know about you, but my appreciation for the stereotypical legislator is not selling at a high multiple right now. Always carefully-coiffed and well-tailored, and with the requisite long-faced-furrowed brow, they make proclamations in a stentorian, self-important voice crafted to make the most mundane statement sound like wisdom handed down from on high. After watching the legislature, over the past week, struggle ineffectively to deal with what may yet be the financial crisis of our time, I begin to question how our form of government can survive with these clowns in charge. After days of blaming everyone but themselves for the financial meltdown of the mortgage market, they pass a massive "rescue" package which seems to contain almost as much pork as it does financial aid. Who elects these people?