I hope not because I'd hate to watch Sarah Palin field dressing him on camera.  

Illegitimi non carborundum.

I think that both Biden and Palin are so filled with their own self-importance...and so gaff-prone...this could turn out to be the most entertaining debate in years.

    A Veep debate is big news? How about the McCain campaign pulling out of Michigan, essentially ceding the state with over a month to go in the election. Kerry had won Michigan . . by about 160K votes, out of nearly 5 million. Republicans had definitely thought the state was in play, but Obama now has- depending on whether and how much you believe polls- a double digit lead.
     Serious trend or blip on the radar? I'd lay good money that this is far more important than anything that's going to happen tonight, when it's all said and done. At least as far as the election goes; on the culture war front, well, that's a whole 'nother story.

Ex ignorantia ad sapientiam; e luce ad tenebras

There has to be a spring for a trap to work.  I doubt Palin has the steel in her to snap Biden.

On the one hand, there will be a lot of crying about how mean everyone was to Palin after it's all over.  On the other hand, I don't think anyone wants a terrified little country librarian to be in charge of the country.