Preparing Palin

I feel like there should be a documentary out about preparing a person in a couple weeks with the knowledge that VP, or President should know! The Huffingtonpost had a funny headline today. It does seem though that McCain is spending much of his time defending Palin's mishaps, and finding ways to make sure it doesn't happen again. I wonder if they realized that picking her would backfire this badly? I believe they felt that during all the hype they could diguise the fact that she didn't have experience and prep her...but it caught up to them. The media caught up to them, or should I say catched on? America is well informed that this debate could prove a lot about whether McCain and Palin ticket will even have a chance!
This article in Washington Post highlights the time before the VP debate, also citing that the debate isn't about the gender issue, and I hope the Republicans won't come off of the debate aruging this point again. Binder doesn't need to lower his standards for Palin, just because she is a woman. If she was picked for VP then she must be a strong, powerful leader and be able to hold her own. Right??