The poet’s habit of living
should be set on a key so low that
the common influences should delight him.His cheerfulness should be
the gift of the sunlight;
the air should suffice for his inspiration,
and he should be tipsy with water.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Um, I’m phoning it in today. I have a little bit of a CNN hangover. Sooooo tired.
Although, I do like this quote quite a lot. I love the notion of being drunk with life. A sort of photosynthesis, transforming the sun’s warmth into contentedness and good cheer.
So! For the most part, I thought last night’s debate was ho-hum, pretty much what I expected.
Except for one second where I sat bolt upright and asked my husband, “Did you just see that? Did that woman just wink at me?”
Yuck. I do not approve of winking. At all. Made me feel dirty.
Oh, I liked when Sarah Palin inadvertently said McCain will “leave” and then quickly corrected herself with “lead”. Ha!
I need to think more about what I saw before I totally go off about it.
Did you watch last night’s debate? What did you think? In particular, I’d like to know what non-Delawareans think of Biden!
Biden wasn't particularly impressive. Being accused of things and then saying "That's not true at all! Look at my record!" just… didn't make things all that interesting. Plus, he never responded to how he really felt about Obama. He doesn't seem like a particularly enthusiastic VP. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I was impressed with how ENTERTAINING the debate was. I am definitely not using it to judge who I want to vote for, but I sure was amused by those gosh darn VP candidates. And Palin's accent is just so cute. I can't imagine how she became a governor. She definitely strikes me as the type of woman people won't take seriously most of the time. But my view may be skewed.
I've hit the point with Palin where I can't even look at her without considering how Tina Fey will view her… which is definitely disturbing. I'm not proud of it, but it's true.
Biden, I take with a grain of salt, I just hope he doesn't do anything to embarass Delawareans.
I have to catch up on my politics, I was away from the TV and the computer all weekend!
Heh, I hope not too much happened in politics over the space of a weekend to really worry about! Hope you had a great weekend away from the media.
The thing I applaud Biden for the most is his bringing attention to Dick Cheney's ridiculous idea of what the role of the vice President of the United States should be. The Constitution as it stands today is explicit about what duties the Vice President is expected to perform. The fact that Sarah Palin fails to recognize this fact frightens me. The whole time she was speaking about the topic I was repeating "checks and balances, checks and balances". Cheney has abused his power and Biden voiced his opinion on the subject. Bravo!