I've got to give her credit for how well she's reciting her lines, as it's clear from the way she's not answering the questions being asked that she's using pre-processed bites rather than thinking on her feet.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think she told Gwen Ifill that she wasn't necessarily going to answer the questions that are asked of her. But if anyone was unclear going in, Palin has made it quite clear she's a Main Street Hockey Mom.

Biden's not doing all that well either, he's stepped on his tongue several times already.