It’s a little over an hour until the Sarah Palin Show airs. I’ve been watching a bit of the pre-debate coverage, and the thing that’s the most striking is that Joe Biden, despite being her opponent, might just as well stay home. Absolutely no one is coming to see him do anything. Oh sure, the format requires him to stand there, but honestly, his job is pretty much to be invisible. He’s kind of like the Washington Generals to her Harlem Globetrotters. The performance wouldn’t be complete without him, but the last thing he wants to do is show her up or otherwise draw attention to himself, lest he irk the crowd.

This is a tough road for him. He’s a dynamic individual in his own right. He deserves a chance to be heard. Yet the best he can possibly do is kind of ignore Palin, make his points to the camera, and hope she sinks her own ship. He cannot be seen as the one who sinks her. He can’t give her the opportunity to be the victim. However, you can bet she’s going to hit the stage in full pitbull mode. Therefore, he can’t just roll over either.

The bar for Palin is extremely low. While Biden has almost no opportunity to succeed, Palin as the opportunity to fail spectacularly or to soar beyond everyone’s expectations. Either way, the night is hers.