WOOFINGS OF MISREPRESENTATION VERSUS YAPPINGS OF MALARKEY (between an old political pit-bull and a young very nimble political attack Chihuahua)

Yesterday’s Vice Presidential debate was about the only show in broadcast television’s current wasteland of inanities worth watching. Although skeptical about it providing anything of substance, like millions of others around the country, I tuned in just to check it out…and stayed with it because it looked like it had the theatrical entertainment value of a World Federation of Wrestling’s professional match.

It was quickly apparent that both Vice President Biden and Congressman Ryan were going to really mix it up. Our first impression was that we were just getting an episode of –Gnats of the Round Table – but, it soon turned into solid woofings of misrepresentation versus yappings of malarkey, between an old political pit-bull and a young very nimble political attack Chihuahua.

As with the previous debate between the President and Governor Romney, there were extended periods where one had to be wearing a green eye shade if one wanted to keep up with the statistical and numerical figures being tossed about with complete abandon by both by the Vice President and the Congressman.

In the end, anyone other than a Democrat or a Republican, was probably left wondering which one had made any kind of case for his side of the argument. Vice President Biden had done his usual full court press to play the class warfare card the Obama campaign seems so intent on pursuing. Congressman Ryan, on the other hand, did a good imitation of –Cool Hand Luke – which was probably a more appealing card for most folks.

In short, one could call it a draw…but for my money the Moderator, Martha Radich, was the star of the show. Now, if she were running…

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