Everyone is abuzz about Sarah and Joe going head-to-head tonight. The TV ratings, after all this hype, should be through the roof. Shoot, I'm a huge fan of the Chicago Cubs and I'm foregoing watching the Cubs v. Dodgers playoff game just to catch the hot Senator-on-Governor action.
The McCain camp has now done all they can do to limit the Palin damage. They put her through debate boot camp, they tweaked the rules to tamp down the interaction between the participants and, most importantly, they have lowered expectations so severely that Palin, if her pants do not actually fall off, has a chance of coming off looking semi-plausible as a candidate.
Remember, this is someone who has just survived a three-day, intensive debate prep. She has been warned about going off message and I'm willing to bet that her warnings involved sharp raps with a ruler. Let's listen in:
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