Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader will be ready with scotch in hand when the Vice President Candidates square off tonight. He will not live-blog anything (as he isn’t a live-blogging type of guy; and his computer at home is still on the fritz - long story). But he will be very interested to see what happens.

Biden needs to keep his answers short and direct. He needs to attack McCain and not seem condecending to Palin.

Palin needs to give accurate and cogent answers. She needs to attack Obama and not appear stupid or over her head.

It all seems so simple… But it will actually be quite hard - for both candidates.

This is the first political event since summer that has really excited your Maximum Leader to see.

Carry on.