Sarah Palin is a native english speaker

Here's my fairly simple opinion. Sarah Palin was well prepared, as she of course was going to be. She had nothing to gain from straying from her talking points, since all she had to do was speak in coherent sentences and it would be a win for her, given expectations. Biden also had nothing to gain from going after her. This was not a situation where either party wanted to take a risky strategy. So we get that debate. It probably stops Palin's slide, but doesn't win anyone back.