Forgive me, but the folksy "one-of-us" vibe that is supposed to waft off of Sarah Palin is a little too much for me. I WANT the president to be smarter than me. I want them to be an expert in law and The Constitution, and the way to schmoose the people they will have to work with. It is one thing to have a disagreement with a neighbor on the personal level, and it is another thing entirely to have a disagreement with a country that can hurt your citizens.

I want a president that knows the history of the other countries he/she is dealing with. I want them to be open minded enough to accept cultural differences and not react out of fear and misunderstanding, to know that they are intelligent enough to seek out knowledge rather than listen to their gut alone.

I want someone who can inspire me with words and deeds and can be someone that I look up too for their humanity and intelligence.

It was AWESOME to see Joey the Shark outwit her and talk straight while she talked around the issues. Well, all the issues but gay marriage. She was to the point about that. To use her "facts" against her, and to have the sprited debate that I had been hoping the presidential debate would be last week, and what I hope it will be next week.

Did I think Sarah Palin did well? Of course I did. She was much better spoken than I dreamed she would be and the debate was hugely entertaining, but she didn't change my mind about her on anything that may have swayed me. I am still firmly in the Obama camp and I can't wait until he paints the white house black.