Advice to Palin and Biden: Be Yourself

The debate Thursday between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden may be one of the most watched political events in some time. The differences and contrasts between the two contestants could not be much more stark in American politics. The policy differences have been talked about endlessly and there is not much that I can add. I just hope that the personal styles, confidence, integrity, and other qualities that bear on a person's ability to lead become the contrasting characteristics in this meeting. Sarah Palin demonstrates all the positive qualities of a leader while Biden demonstrates arrogance, prevarication, condescension and simply wrong-headedness. I hope that Gov. Palin is just herself as she was in this clip from an Alaskan gubenatorial debate. I hope Biden is himself, as well. Americans will learn much from such a debate.

If this is the guy that Sarah Palin debates on Thursday the choice will be clear:



Note on video above: For those who haven't been following, Cheney has proved to be right and Biden has been shown to be "dead wrong," despite his extensive foreign policy experience.