Strong debate performance tonight from Sarah Palin (and maybe the best of Joe Biden’s life as well); aside from Internet trolls, the worst anyone can say is “she helped herself but she didn’t help John McCain.” It may well have been a draw, but given the strength of Sen. Biden’s performance (which was helped by his willingness and ability to twist the truth into pretzels), that’s no knock on Gov. Palin; and where it matters most, it was a clear win for her—namely, giving clear evidence to her mishandlers in the McCain campaign that they need to let her be herself rather than trying to reshape her.Count me in with those who wish she’d had the freedom to depart from the McCain campaign’s unprofitable lines on things like Fannie, Freddie and the financial crisis, though.
