Biden, Palin Meet America, Expectations

On Thursday, Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin debated. Each was effective. Each was also imperfect. Biden was contemplative. His appearance was sapped. His answers were prickly. Palin was exuberant. Her expressions were animated. Her sentences were marathons.

Vice President of the United States is peculiar. The office cannot enact policy. The candidate can implode campaigns. Tonight, Biden and Palin endured. Neither advanced their campaign. Neither imperiled their campaign.

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