On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:39:05 -0400, Jim wrote:

He should have been able
to mop the floor with her, but he didn't even come close to doing that.

As if that was his intent? If Biden was perceived as beating up on a
"poor little hockey mom", America might not be feeling as good about him
today. Palin did much better than expected, but then, IMHO, so did
Biden. If you perceive the debates as a draw, I would suggest a draw
goes to the leaders, Obama/Biden.