At the risk of creating controversy, and I thank the powers that be that my friends from this board, some of whom I have met, and some of whom I have not yet met, can look past political beliefs for the people that we all are, I daresay that Governor Palin was INCREDIBLE in the debate...
There are two schools of thought. One is the more liberal/fence sitting side, who surmised that she would totally blow it, based on her lack of experience... Then there's the conservative side, who was sitting there with white knuckles and praying to whomever they pray to that she not blow it... And she absolutely did NOT blow it...
As far as debates go, I think that Joe Biden, and Sarah Palin made for an excellent debate. Made the Presidential debate look like Sesame Street. Polite. Respectful. Connection. Conviction... Awesome!!!