Fight Night

In less than 2.5 hours, Gwen Ifill will try to appear unbiased and welcome Governor Palin and Joe Biden to the one and only Vice Presidential Debate.

I can’t wait.

Sarah Palin needs to let the pit bull out and and go after Obama and Biden. She’ll probably have some slip ups, but I’m not too worried. There is something to be said for someone without the polish of a regular guest on Meet the Press or a history of bloviating on Capitol Hill. Sarah Palin’s story (other than her gender maybe) is the very story the founders had in mind when our Representative Republic was formed. A citizen servant who comes from everyday life to serve the greater good. That is a stark contrast to even Barack Obama who has done remarkably little other than prepare his resume for a Presidential run since his first day at Harvard.

Governor Palin has to remind everyone that she is one of us. She was a PTA Mom and Town Council Member when Barack Obama was teaching ACORN workers how to threaten banks into making subprime loans. She was a Hockey Mom and effective Mayor when Obama was on a beach in Bali writing his memoir. She was a Governor reforming Alaska and working for energy independence when Barack Obama was voting against our troops and playing the race card to silence Hillary Clinton.

And while Governor Palin was doing all of that, Joe Biden was doing what Joe Biden always does… plagiarizing stump speeches, lying about the horrible death of his wife, making up stories about being shot down in a helicopter or attacking America’s coal industry.

But the debate isn’t about Biden… and it likely won’t even be a debate. Instead it will be Sarah’s night… where she will be re-introduced to the American populous and her picture will be forever set in stone. However she is seen after tonight will be how she is seen throughout history. She can triumph and be a bright star for the GOP regardless of the election’s outcome, or she will be tagged as a lightweight and fade into the cold Alaskan air.

Unless Joe Biden walks over and asks for Governor Palin’s autograph (a la Rick Lazio), Joe Biden can’t really lose. It will be up to Palin to win.

Grab the popcorn and something cold to drink. It’s going to be an interesting night.