The Veep Debates

Something was particularly bothering me as I was watching the Vice Presidential debates last night.  Something that just kept tugging at the corners of my mind and pestering me over and over again.  What could it have been?  Maybe it was Senator Sarah Palin's obtrusive perkiness or her sickening accent and constant, rhyming catch phrases.  But I think what bothered me more than anything else was her reaction to Senator Joe Bidden's heart warming and heart breaking speech about the tragic loss of his family.  As he stood before all of America and was brought to tears talking about the deaths of his wife and young daughter, Palin stood in her corner with the same plastic smile stuck to her face.  As America's hearts went out to Bidden, she remained immobile.  Her next comment was just as cheery and cheerleaderish as the rest of her side of the debate.  Could it be that her coaches hadn't prepped her to deal with real human emotion?  Obviously Palin didn't have a consoling response written out for her on her cue cards because she failed to offer Bidden even a word attesting to her regrets for him.  Is this what we want in our White House?  Is this what we want as the next in line to govern this country?  If plastic, immobile and unprepared is truly what we want, then please do vote for McCain/Palin.