Biden Praises Palin for ‘Amazing Speech’

Corey Dade reports on the presidential race. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used her convention speech Wednesday night to let everyone know the gloves are off . On Thursday morning, her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden , put only one foot in the ring. Instead, in a round of television interviews, Biden praised John McCain ’s vice presidential pick for delivering an “amazing speech.” Biden, regarded as a seasoned and effective debater, went to lengths in bowing to her performance and doubted, perhaps facetiously, that he’ll hold his own against Palin in the debates. “I don’t know,” he told CNN. “She’s going to be a skillful debater.” But he called the address a hollow one on policy proposals. “It was incredibly well crafted,” he said, “but I didn’t hear a single world about health care, about how to deal with the retirement community, about Afghanistan or Pakistan. … What I’m going to do is point out how they don’t have a single answer on how to ... (link)