No turning, just more of the same

Last night's debate didn't turn out to be a real turning point. Like the previous presidential debate, I don't think this one swayed an undecided voters. Here's my talking points from last night:

• Palin: she crammed well for the exam, but still isn't really qualified for president, or VP for that matter. She should read the Constitution and figure out what the job of VP actually entails
• Biden: studied hard as well, and didn't come across as a hot-air-spewing politician or an @$$hole
• Palin (and McCain): quit with the "maverick" crap. I'm tired of hearing them refer to themselves and each other as mavericks. That just seems lame and egotistical. It's only cool to call yourself maverick if you're Tom Cruise in Top Gun. Granted, McCain was a pilot and womanizer back in his younger days, but just resist the urge to say it, John and Sarah.
• Biden: good job acknowledging that you started out on blue-collar Main Street, but that you're doing better than most financially now. We all know that none of the candidates really live on Main St. anymore, so thanks for not pretending that you do. On a side note, the only one of the four of them that really hasn't lived where most of us do is McCain. Obama, Biden and Palin have all had experience with living day-to-day as much of America does. Other than his time as a POW, McCain has lived in the Navy or married to money, so I'm fairly certain he has no idea what it's like to try to make ends meet.
  

I realized that I kinda don't like the idea of putting a "Washington outsider" in the presidency or vice-presidency. It sounds good, but really, that just means they're lacking a huge amount of knowledge about how to get things done in Washington. Would the average manager who's trying to fill an open position hire an applicant specifically because they're lacking in expertise which is critical to doing the job?

Yeah, sure, being an outsider means they're not "corrupted" by all the favor-trading and lobbying in DC, but come on! They're all politicians ... it's not like they're saints.