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Without the lowered expectations from the Gibson & Couric interviews, there's no way Palin's performance here would impress anyone but the diehard base. Biden was substantial, knowledgeable, and generally adroit. And the two instances Joan mentions were absolutely slam-dunk. He absolutely nailed the Cheney issue, and then she absolutely blew her opportunity to seem genuine and compassionate, and instead came across - take your pick - as an unfeeling robot, or someone so desperate to remember her next line that they ignore what's really happening.
And my god am I sick of personal family anecdotes offered up in the place of actual policy.
