Of course, she meant to say “lead” but it was still pretty funny.  

OK, wifey and I just finished watching the Vice Presidential Debate (gotta love that DVR!)

Some things I learned:

• Alaska is an energy producing state
• I seriously dislike when politicians wink at the camera, give shout outs to elementary schools, or use the phrase “doggonit” more than once (I don't really like it the first time either).
• Both Biden and Palin have son's in the armed forces.
• Alaska is an energy producing state.
• Palin shouldn't try pulling the “you don't know what it's like to be a mom” card on a single father.
• Alaska is an energy producing state.

In all honesty, both the wife and I were expecting to watch a train wreck occur, but it never got that bad.  Palin only repeated an obvious talking point once, and it was after Biden totally p0wn'd her on a point that she probably couldn't see coming (see the “single dad” point above).  He also wasted her on McCain's insane health insurance plan, which in all fairness can't be defended properly by anyone.  Other than that, though I saw a clear winner, the pundits will say it was a tie, and die hard fans will say was a Palin win.

I now know more about both veep's than I did before, which has allowed me to form better informed opinions of them both.  In that sense, it was a complete success.  I finished watching the debate and went down stairs to print off my voter registration form; this will be my first year ever to vote.  It may not matter, considering where I live, but this is the first time I feel strongly enough that I need to make my voice heard . . . even if it's only a drop in the bucket.