(Thanks to RH and my Wife.)

I happened to, for the first few minutes, watch the VP debate via FoxNews, then I spent the rest of the debate upstairs composing this post, listening over the internet via streaming.

Therefore, my comments are predicated upon hearing the debate as opposed to watching the debate.

At first blush it appeared, literally, that Gov. Palin was initially speaking from memorization. Five or ten minutes into the debate, she became more assured and comfortable.

In my opinion, Gov. Palin more than held her own with regards to the energy questions, but one would expect that. She caught Biden in the “there is no such thing as clean coal” lie.

Obama and Biden do not support Gay Marriage? Oh my, there will be fallout from that via the Radical Left on Friday.

Further, the Cheney/unhinged/devil/VP bullsh*#? Not even remotely palatable.

Overall impression: Gov. Palin was more “scripted” than Sen. Biden. HOWEVER, two points:

Biden did well. But Sarah Palin held her own. Relatively speaking.

I’m sorry, but Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is simply more real, more fresh. Sure, throw a bit of naivete in there as well. But still, in terms of overall philosophies, I’ll take her and McCain over Obama/Biden any damned day of the week.

She didn’t run circles around Biden, as I’ll bet a number of Conservative talkers will allege on Friday. However, I’ll still take the neophyte over the hack. And backed with philosophical differences.

Let me write this: when placed against the best the Demorats have to offer, she was not found much wanting.

Nice job, Sarah.

But I still ask: WHY will NO Republican GO for the jugular — when it is so clearly exposed by the Demorats? Talk about HUD! Talk about FM/FM! Advocate the complete death of all GSEs starting with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac!

Additionally — I found myself liking Joe Biden much more than Barack Hussein Obama. And, oddly enough, I managed to get into the Hugh Hewitt show to express my feelings aurally regarding the debate.

Now — let the MainStreamMedia (MSM)/Defeatist Elitist Media (DEM) whining, bitching, judgmentalism, defeatism commence.

I was thinking this myself. . .

Early this morning, on Bill Bennett’s Morning In America radio show, he featured Wall Street Journal columnist/guest Peggy Noonan, who has a hardbook book out now entitled “Patriotic Grace.” Her point for writing the book, and the reason for the interview, was her belief that we need more “political grace” in our dealings across the various aisles. We need more hand-in-hand work, more grace, more understanding, less stridency, less force, less hate and discontent. One pull quote from the HarperCollins book promotion:

In this long season of searing political attacks and angry partisan passions, Peggy Noonan’s Wall Street Journal column has been must reading for thoughtful liberals and conservatives alike.

Now she issues an urgent, heartfelt call for all Americans to see each other anew, realize what time it is, and come together to support the next President—whoever he is. Because it is not the threats and challenges we face, but how we face them that defines us as a nation.

I couldn’t disagree more and, following her appearance on Mr. Bennett’s show, neither could the bulk of the callers.

I almost hate to appear too jaded, but there are two ways in which to view Noonan’s book (she is promoted as having a WSJ column that is “must reading for thoughtful liberals and conservatives alike.”): as her expression of her actual thoughts and feelings; as an attempt by Left-embracing factions to get the Right to back down on its own stridency.

Perhaps she does mean well; perhaps I shouldn’t be thinking this about her. But my beliefs and philosophies are and have been crafted in the harsh twin lights of Reality and History — how things really are, and what has actually happened in the past.

Again, I couldn’t disagree more with her view, particularly at this time in our national history. This is precisely what the Leftists/Socialists want.

Because here’s what the reality is:

When moderates or the Left suggest “commonalities” or “change” or “understanding,” they precisely mean things must run their way. The “commonality” is what they think, what they want. The “change” is change over to their way of thinking. The “understanding” is to understand that the only way to think, act or vote is their way.

And I’m simply tired of it. I suggest the diametric opposite: this is the time for Conservatives to be louder, more strident, more insistent, to not “reach across the aisle”

And here is the history of where and how Conservatives came to be where we are today, as I wrote in 2006:

I’ve written this once but shall emphasize it again: the so-called culture and political “wars” in America only started when the Right decided to voice its stance. The Left had their voice carried for them in the Mainstream Media for years and, as the Left leaned farther left, the Right became increasingly frustrated. The true breakthrough did in fact come via AM radio when a little fuzzball was given a chair at KFBK in 1984 Sacramento. Oooh, 1984 — chilling!

Rush Limbaugh provided the voice and the venue for those of a conservative bent and a movement was started. There are those who would credit the political process itself for the Right finding its voice — and certainly the Ronald Reagan years should not be discounted as it was during the temper of these times that RL worked his way to syndication in 1988.

From there the wars began. After literally decades of ruling all forms of media and, moreover, its content, liberals were most chagrined to discover AM radio shortly became the bastion of conservatives. It took literally years for the Left to even attempt inroads to AM radio via Air America — and we all know how solvent and powerful AA is currently.

From there, the internet blossomed. Conservatives took to the net like fish to water. This in turn led to various conservative magazines with links to the internet, Fox News and, most recently, to my venue — the blog. Conservatives are big in the Blogosphere.

As grew the voice of Conservatives, so the Left and liberals felt (because, let’s face it, they were) more challenged. Not everything they said and espoused was accepted by rote. Persons actually had, egads, the temerity to speak up and attempt to refute what the MSM said and wrote. And, egads, it was proven time and again that the MSM occasionally seemed to omit some very salient things from their stories — some people call them facts.

The Leftists and Socialists can’t take the heat and can’t take the opposition, now that Conservatives found their/our voices and, worse yet, raise them loudly to the skies of this nation.

We, Conservatives, have to be crushed, our necks stepped on. And the Leftists/Socialists/DEM/Demorats will accomplish this by stepping on our collective national freedoms.

Do we need political grace now? NO. I posit we need the opposite: to keep our Conservative voices and express them loudly and continuously.