2nd Presidential Debate

I felt like last night's debate was simply a rehashing of campaign speeches. There were several good moments, but I agree with Mort Kondracke who said the debate could have been more interesting. Where were the new questions? They've already talked about the economy and foreign policy.

A few thoughts:

• Obama complained that, for the past 30 years, Washington has done nothing about energy independence. His insult to McCain was that he had been there for 26 of those years. That actually makes Obama look bad. He has no experience!
• I wonder what McCain writes in his notes. Hmm...
• Good quote from McCain = "I'm always a little nervous about government mandates."
• My biggest complaint was Tom Brokaw harping about the time. By continuing to bring up the "rules," it took up even more time! It's like when several people shush a crowd, and the shushing is louder than the crowd.

With election day getting closer, celebrities and their political opinions are out in full force. They are telling people to get out and vote, but why don't they ever tell people to watch the debates? If people watched the debates themselves, they might actually have to form their own opinion. Hmm, how novel...