Biden says Palin speech lacked substance

(CNN) - Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden praised his
Republican counterpart's acceptance speech as "incredibly well crafted and delivered," but said Thursday Sarah Palin's rhetoric lacked substance.

"I didn't hear the phrase 'middle class.' I didn't hear a single word about health care. I didn't hear a single word about helping people get to
college," Biden, a U.S. senator from Delaware, told CNN's "American Morning" Thursday. He went on to list other policy areas the Alaska governor did not address Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

"They don't have a single answer [for] how to dig us out of the hole we've been dug into the last eight years," Biden added.

Biden said Palin will be a tough opponent when they meet to debate on
October 2 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.