Debate highlights

Best line from the moderator:

"Neither of you really answered that last question."

Bailout blame

"We let Wall Street run wild. What you had is, you had overwhelming deregulation and you had the belief that Wall Street could self-regulate itself." - Biden

"(John McCain) sounded that warning bell. - People didn't want to listen to him and didn't want to go to that reform that was needed." - Palin

The digs:

"I do respect your years of service in the United States Senate, but I think the Americans are craving something new and different." - Palin

"The vote she is referring to, John McCain voted the exact same way." - Biden on tax hike vote

"It is so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and not used to the way you guys operate. Here you are, you voted for the war, and now you are against it. You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly before joining this race." - Palin

"I love him. - But (John McCain) has been no maverick on things that matter to people's lives. He has been no maverick in providing health care to people. He has not been a maverick when it comes to education." - Biden

Health care

"Unless you are pleased with the way the federal government has run anything lately, I don't think it is going to be pleasing for the American people to see health care run by the government." - Palin on Obama's plan

"You are going to have to replace a $12,000 plan with a $5,000 check you just give your insurance company. I call that the ultimate bridge to nowhere." - Biden on McCain's plan

Climate change

"I think it is man-made. I think it is clearly man-made." - Biden

"I'm not one to attribute every activity of man to the climate change. - There is also something to be said for the cyclical changes of our climate." - Palin

Iraq war duel

"It would be a travesty if we quit in Iraq." - Palin

"You've got to have a timeline to draw down the troops and shift responsibilities to the Iraqis." - Biden

"Your plan is a white flag of surrender in Iraq and that is not what our troops need to hear today, that is for sure." - Palin

The setup: "Hey, can I call you Joe?" - Palin in greeting Biden.

The kicker: "Oh, Joe. Say it ain't so." - Palin in digging at Biden later

Most overused phrase: Kitchen table

Most used word: Maverick

Most interesting Palin quote:

"I may not answer the question that either you or the moderator may want to hear. - I'm going to talk straight to the American people."

Most interesting Biden quote:

"Let me say that again. - Let me say that again."

A shout out to: soccer moms, Joe six-pack, Main Street, Katie's restaurant, an elementary school ("extra credit" for watching - Palin), Wasilla Main Street, kid's soccer game, Home Depot