The debat thread

[RawAlex]

Buff, you can be so "junior high" at times. Part of my personal preference for Kerry is a deep distrust (bordering on hatred) for Bush and everything he stands for. It might be hard for you to understand, but Kerry is saying exactly the things that can get the rest of the world to get back in the game. It might be beyond your understanding how important this is, I know that the old "shoot 'em all and let allah sort them out" mentality runs deep. But in the end, you get much more done when the gang is with you than you do by yourself.

As for the debate itself, I think that I would score it about 70 - 30... Bush looked confused, spent way too long on the defence, and kept answering the same things over and over again. Those things might play well on the evening news, but sound bites don't make a debate. I suspect his team is going to give him a HUGE makeover before the next event.

I also think Bush was very transparent in his attempts not to answer direct questions. Again, that sort of redirection might play well in sound bites, but put into context, it really looks evasive.

Kerry needs to learn some shorter words. He tended to get a little wordy.

Alex