As many of y’all know, National Review Online is down right now. Well, my good friend Ramesh Ponnuru and I have been emailing one another throughout the debate, and I asked him if I could post his thoughts on Governor Palin’s performance. He graciously agreed, so here they are:
Any conservative who was white-knuckled going into this is relaxing by now. There were some points where she was a bit more platitudinous than one would ideally want, but overall–she’s cleaning up. Biden is sighing more as the night goes on, and I can see why.
I could not agree more. Well done, Governor Palin! You did us proud.
Update: Heh. Ramesh just sent me this gem: “Biden thinks Cheney is the most dangerous vice president we’ve ever had? What about Burr?”
The MSM won't know what hit them...
liberalrepublican Thursday, October 2nd at 9:26PM EDT (link)As many of you know, I tend to be (to say it mildly) more centrist than the average poster on there.
As a guy near the center, Palin is killing tonight.
Yeah, she missed a couple of places for shots, but she is showing that she has all the right instincts.
I really see a version of Reagan here.
A real superstar.
“Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. … including extensive freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market or mixed economy”
SarahCUDA is BAAAAAAAAACK !!
PaRep Thursday, October 2nd at 9:28PM EDT (link)They finally let Sarah be Sarah & when she is SarahCUDA she is DEADLY!!~!
Not a good debate
entropy Thursday, October 2nd at 9:34PM EDT (link)With all due respect, I think Biden won the debate. He was simply more substantive and demonstrated his mastery of the facts, especially in foreign policy. More importantly though, Biden effectively made the argument that McCain is an extension of Bush, something Palin never addressed. She changed the subject multiple times when the topic was thorny by going back to energy or talking about a tangential topic.
I want McCain to win badly, but at this point, I don’t quite see how they can pull it off. McCain and Palin need to stop with this nonsense maverick, bipartisanship talk and draw sharp distinctions between them and the ultra-liberal obama-biden ticket. Otherwise, get used to saying President Obama for the next four years.
Wonderful job by Sarah...
dbecraft Thursday, October 2nd at 9:36PM EDT (link)Heh, can I call her that (well, the people will call her Sarah - at election time)… Bless her, she was just wonderful!
Formally known as Deagle… “Golf is a way of life…”
Heh...sound like a liberal politician...
dbecraft Thursday, October 2nd at 9:40PM EDT (link)what you don’t seem to understand is that this year is for non-politicians! Heaven help us from those ordinary politicians for 30 years or so…
Hey, it’s okay to believe what the MSM will say, though it will be filtered out. She did come through to the “under” class…heh…
Formally known as Deagle… “Golf is a way of life…”
entophy...if you think Biden won....I suggest you step away from the kool-aid!
JadedByPolitics Thursday, October 2nd at 9:51PM EDT (link)nt
Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy
44 years oh my....
Jack Thursday, October 2nd at 9:56PM EDT (link)I began working in politics the year she was born. I kept telling everyone to just take a deep breath that she would do fine.
I was wrong. She was brilliant. She blew Biden’s doors off.
I have made a lot of decisions in my political life that were risky: backing Nixon in ‘68, Reagan in ‘76 and Bush in 2000, and now I add Palin in 2008. If they lose this year I will come out of semi retirement and do whatever is necessary to see her become President in 2012.
Jack
“If at age 20 you are conservative you have no heart. It at age 30 you are liberal you have no brains.” Sir Winston Churchill
Biden won?
olsmithie Thursday, October 2nd at 10:13PM EDT (link)Fred Thompson went down a list of things Biden just outright lied about on Fox.
Of course being a politician, he called them misrepresentations..
If you forgive the “misrepresentations” he didn’t do too badly.
Certainly, he did NOT dominate.
Of course CBS didn’t get to edit this…
Regards
"Biden thinks Cheney is the most dangerous vice president we've ever had?
olsmithie Thursday, October 2nd at 10:20PM EDT (link)What about Burr?”
As I recall the recipient of Cheney’s fire survived.
Sarah was obviously allowed to be herself, and her performance was excellent!
Regards
Hey, you"re right!
dbecraft Thursday, October 2nd at 10:21PM EDT (link)Biden won! He lied his way into victory! Again, the politicians win in the long run.
Lying is a way of life for politicians - the kind we are hoping to get rid of.
Formally known as Deagle… “Golf is a way of life…”
A real superstar
olsmithie Thursday, October 2nd at 10:25PM EDT (link)Palin has always been good, it’s just that CBS didn’t get to edit/censor what you see tonight.
McCain/Palin ‘08!!
Regards
Claire McCaskill??
Pomme Thursday, October 2nd at 10:26PM EDT (link)It is a wonder how fast you guys want to log on here to damper our optimism!
“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views” William F Buckley Jr.
n5
nivlem Friday, October 3rd at 12:09AM EDT (link)555555
Palin / Jindal or Jindal / Palin
JoeG Friday, October 3rd at 12:53AM EDT (link)I’m very excited at the prospect of either one.