Palin is Irrelevant

I will make this prediction right now, Tuesday night, September 30th. Most Democrats, including the vast majority of the media, will find Sarah Palin’s performance in Thursday night’s debate substandard or further demonstration that she is woefully unqualified to be vice-president and a hair’s breath away from the presidency. And I also have this revelation. All McCain spokespeople, including Right Wing pundits and Fox News, will find her performance satisfactory and proof that she is adequately prepared.

So why am I still so anxious to see this debate? I can’t help myself. Sarah Palin is so damned entertaining. Just like George W. Bush and former Vice-President Dan Quayle, they just say the darndest things. I just have to see what all this supposed preparation does to a person so dreadfully unprepared.

But in the end, whatever she says, however she performs, and even if she puts on a tutu and dances around the stage in front of Senator Biden, what she does has absolutely no bearing on this presidential race, and I sincerely doubt that any viewer will actually change his or her mind based on what they see. If you loved her, you still will, maybe more. If you despised her, my guess is that you still will, almost certainly more.

But watch we will. Let’s just not lose sight of the one thing that is relevant about Sarah Palin. She was John McCain’s pick as his vice-presidential running mate. He has flat out stated that she is the most qualified person in this country to be vice-president and that she is an expert on energy issues. I want us all to keep that in mind as we remind ourselves of what has transpired this past month and what we see on Thursday night.

It will be entertaining if nothing else. I can’t wait!