Winners and Losers

I am disheartened by the number of people I've heard or read saying that Sarah Palin "won" the vice-presidential debate. Governor Palin read prepared answers, staying on her message, even when it wasn't prudent to do so. She didn't call any Iranian leaders by the wrong name. She looked "radiant" and "perky" and "fun" compared to worn out old Joe Biden. My God, the American people are just as stupid as the Republican Party thinks we are.
I am not Joe Sixpack, whatever the hell that means. I am a public school teacher who has read the Constitution and knows what it says about the office of the vice-president. I also know how Dick Cheney has tried to alter what the Constitution says.
As far as I can tell from reading and listening to economists, our nation is in pretty dire straits. The world is a dangerous place right now and our military is spread way too thin. We are just beginning a long slow slide into a social order we won't recognize.
After eight years of anti-intellectual leadership, I believe that Americans better get their fill of celebrities from Entertainment Tonight. We need to set aside our need to be amused and recognize the need for intelligent leadership. With the outlook on our horizon,it's going to be critical for those in charge to be able to look at a great many variables and sort out the best possible solutions. Those who are worried about paying too much in taxes, need to confront the possibility of not having anything to tax. We are at the point of no return and I don't think we'd be smart to have a flight attendant come up and take over the cockpit.
There's no guarantee that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are going to be able to turn this mess around, but but Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are doing their best to poison the possibility by keeping so called conservatives misinformed about the facts.
I teach in a very upper middle class neighborhood in a very red state, and I notice that the kids look at me askance when I try to examine both sides of an issue. They've been raised on the dinner table opinions of faithful followers of the unbiased, no spin FOX News network, and they are fully indoctrinated.
Yep, Sarah Palin won the debate, she winked and "goshdarned" her way into the hearts and minds of Americans, and kept John McCain's maverick status intact. We were ecstatic about her ability to read her script without losing her place, except for her little foray into vice-presidential power. We know she would never let Iran go nuke-you-lur. And a McCain - Palin administration will lower our taxes.
So come on all you hocky moms, put on your lipstick and grab your wolf gun. The environment is just in a bad cycle, and everyone can choose their own life partner as long as they don't want any civil rights. Those mavericks are not going to be looking back, they're looking at the future when they are going to remake American government so we are protected from the special interests they've been protecting for so long.
No losers here.