In an irritating coincidence, there are two debates I’d like to watch live tonight – the Canadian leaders’ debate and the Palin-Biden debate. The headline in today’s paper said it all:
Prime time toss-up: Canadians must choose tonight between watching homegrown election sparring or tuning in to Sarah Palin and the U.S. vice-presidential confrontation. One thing’s for sure – it’s not a choice viewers south of the border are agonizing over.
I, as a viewer north of the border, am no longer agonizing over it either: I’ve decided to watch the American thing. And not because I happen to hold dual citizenship – no, I just find it more interesting. I’ll probably watch the Canadian one, recorded, tomorrow. For now, though, I’ll be tuning in (or clicking in, or whatever – I’ll be watching online) to Sarah Palin, debater extraordinaire – or at least we hope.
