[Bygracealone]

As for Palin, I won't vote for her or McCain or the BHO and Biden show...

I agree that her interviews have been excruciating to watch; I can't even watch the clips anymore when they come on TV.

That said, this is the sort of thing that happens when people get thrown into the political machine. When she first came onto the VP scene she did very well; she presented herself and HER views very well. In fact, I don't think she used a teleprompter during her first public speech; she used her notecards and she barely had to use them. All this to say that I believe what's happened to her is that she's had to take a crash course in learning the party lines and memorizing the party answers. She's not been permitted to be herself and represent herself and HER views and all that stress has come through clear as day in these recent interviews.

She really does just need to be herself and admit the fact that she's not the typical B.S.ing politician and that she doesn't know a number of things. But who does? Most of them don't know what they're talking about, they just fake it better than she has. I think that if she comes across as the "average Joe sixpack" that she claims to be, she will do fine and will earn the respect of us average joes who are tired of all the career politicians up there at our capitol... For her sake, I hope she does well tonight. We'll see in about half an hour.