You know what anticipation breeds, campers? That’s right, disappointment. Steel yourselves for a let-down. It’s almost inconceivable that tonight’s Brouhaha in Missourah can meet expectations. We’re not expecting a “debate” are we? We want a WWF show. Or, as the Politico boys put it:
With all their potential for pitfalls and insta-classic moments, the pair has made the build up to the showdown, to take place here Thursday night at Washington University, feel more like a NASCAR race than a serious political forum: the audience may be tuning in as much in anticipation of cringe-inducing pile-ups as they are to watch the typical parry-and-thrust of debate.
Expect Dullsville then. Which would be a shame since, lord knows, these events could do with a little craziness. Bear in mind too that for all her cor-blimey-did-you-see-that? awfulness in interviews so far, Sarah Palin has reduced expectations to such a low level she can scarcely fail to meet them.
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