Dear punditocracy,
All this handwringing about how Senator Biden has to avoid appearing mean to Governor Palin or it will hurt his cause is sexist, in case you don't realize it.
She's "in the arena," to quote Senator McCain's favorite pol, Teddy Roosevelt. She leapt at the chance to get into this game, and she should be taken as an ambitious politician who happens to be female, not as a shrinking violet who was laboring in obscurity raising her kids in Alaska. She knew what she was getting into when she accepted Senator McCain's offer. Maybe she didn't expect this much attention, but that's her own damned fault. She should have.
If Senator Biden is pretty direct in his remarks during this debate, spare us the gasping "How could he be so harsh?" commentary, please.
Posted by Linkmeister at October 2, 2008 03:48 PM | TrackBack