Meanwhile, on the other side of the divide, the current Vice President is taking six days away from the campaign so that he will be able to meet Ryan – perish the thought on equal terms – but so far as the Democrats are concerned, merely not to embarrass their side once again. Of course, having him away from the campaign is the only way to keep him from embarrassing them once again. But next Friday morning the VP debate will be on for us all to see just how excellent the Democrat team really is.