Biden's take on Palin's address

From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- Biden praised Palin today for a speech he said was well delivered last night. But, like other Democrats, he said the speech was more noteworthy because it ignored some of the most pressing issues of the day. “I thought the vice presidential nominee did an incredible job,” he said here. “I tell you, she is good... But the thing that I was most impressed by, beyond her standing and how confident she was, was what he didn’t say. She didn’t mention the word 'health care.' She didn’t mention the word 'education.' She didn’t mention college education... Not one time did I hear the phrase "middle class" part [Republicans’] lips.” With a heightened focus on the role of gender since Palin’s announcement, Biden tried to stick to the issues both here and this morning, when he conducted a series of television interviews. But one woman in the audience at the Virginia Beach Convention Center asked Biden if he would promise to “go at her the same way” he ... (link)