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They actually used to be worse.  Dirtier, more dishonest, more corrupt.  Here's a list.

What can we take away from this?  That American democracy is horribly fucked up?  I prefer to see the ballot box as half full.  Elections are now cleaner and more honest than they have been in the past, as hard as that is to fathom.  That means we're actually heading in the right direction.

"For all those Joe Sixpacks playing a drinking game at home: MAVERICK."  Psht.  Glubglubglubglub.  Here's the SNL version!

Too bad, though.  It would have been fun.  It was still fun.  I made popcorn and played the Sarah Palin drinking game, and had to stop because I was getting too sloshed.  But I noticed Palin is a lot more palatable when you're drunk.  Maybe that explains Republicans?  It sure explained Cheney's shooting accident.  The real surprise was Biden.  I'd never heard him speak before, but the man is an artist with words.  Almost as good as Obama.  Here are a few of my favorite Palin-isms from last night:

It's the Palin Roast! A.k.a. "The Vice-Presidential Debate." Although there's no back-and-forth between the two candidates so it's more like two interviews being conducted at the same time: one with Biden, and one with Palin. A friend of mine (Rob Lawton) has pointed out that expectations of Palin are so low, she'll be judged a success if she can manage not to set the podium on fire. I think she might just do that. Set the podium on fire. More fun with Palin in a minute, but first, some Englishmen explain the economic crisis.

Pidgin.

No, it's not a bird.  It's an instant messenger that works with all the ones you already use.  It can run AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Gmail, Facebook chat, and Myspace chat.  All at once.  For free.  With no ads.  And it will run on your operating system, whether you use Windows or Linux.

Two thumbs up.