Palin vs. Biden

The debate between Biden and Palin proved to be much better than Americans expected. The debate was predicted to be full of drama and mistakes, but surprisingly, neither Palin nor Biden made any noticeably large mistakes.

The first key issue discussed was the financial crisis occurring in the United States right now. Palin was asked the question and responded that it was the people on Wall Street’s fault. She said the bankers were just being greedy. She also said that is was partly Congress's fault because they ignore the loans that are given to people who cannot pay it back. Biden responded by saying that the whole crisis was no doubt due to George Bush. He was very adamant that Bush's weak presidency was the cause. He then went on to say that McCain supports the politics that regulate the economy, and the country cannot have four more years of Bush. Another key issue addressed was the drilling of oil in Alaska. Palin stood by her statement that there should be oil drilling in Alaska. I thought it was funny how she said that it would be "environmentally safe" drilling. Honestly, if you are drilling a state for oil, that is never environmentally friendly. Biden was against the drilling, and proposed alternative ways of energy like wind power or solar power. Finally, the third major issue discussed was Iraq and Afghanistan. Palin wanted the government spending to pay for more military troops in Afghanistan. Biden on the other hand said that the government should use the money to rebuild. Then, Palin attacked Obama's plan to meet with Iran's president who I will not even attempt to spell his name. She said that this was a dangerous move for our country. Biden's only response was that Obama never said that. This response was fairly weak.

Although Palin was a lot more camera friendly than Biden, who continued to address the orator Gwen, I think Biden won the debate. Palin's earlier interviews left McCain's campaign scarred. So, she practiced a great deal for this debate which paid off because she was able to stitch up the scar. Despite the stitches, she is now back to where she was before the previous interviews. She needs to start healing the scar in order to win the presidency. Biden was very to-the-point and straightforward. Unlike Palin, he answered the orator’s questions when asked. Palin was asked questions or a rebuttal and immediately changed the topic to talk about something she practiced. Also, Biden was very careful not to be make big mistakes when quoting McCain. In the previous election, he was caught for plagiarizing, and so I thought it was very good when he said McCain said...and I quote, and then he switched quickly and said something like actually I will paraphrase. This left him free from criticism about mixing up McCain's words. Biden also made very good arguments, and he did a better job promoting Obama then Palin did McCain.