Presidential Race

Have you been keeping up with the Presidential race? Surely you've seen at least one of the debates. If not, you're reading out it, right? You have no excuse. This only happens once every 4 years. So get off your butt and pay attention! I don't care who you vote for, just make sure you're informed and that you vote!

Now that I'd done lecturing, I'll tell you something. I missed the first debate and the VP debate, but I watched the second. Tivo grabbed Wednesday night's debate while I was at the fair. I just haven't watched it yet.

Bush's Bulge
All the rumors about the bulge on Bush's back during the first debate sure is interesting. Have you heard about it? People think Bush is wired. They think he was wearing a receiver so someone somewhere else prompts his speech. Read about the controversy at isbushwired.com. If you want a more mainstream source, check out the New York Times article, " The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket ." I particularly like Ultramicroscopic's take on it.

Complaint About the 2nd Debate
So the second debate, the only one I've watched so far, was structured like a town hall meeting. Normal people from the audience were chosen to ask questions to the candidates. The questions were excellent! I was very, very impressed with all the people. I was very unimpressed with the candidates' responses. Neither candidate answered a question 100% straight-forward. Gentlemen, just answer the f***ing question! Though we might not agree with your answer completely, we'd respect you more for being firm on your answer. This race should not be about smoothing over your answers in order to appeal to the greatest number of people. It should be about telling us what you would really do in office! I imagine this is just the way they've learned to do it by being politicians for so long. Wouldn't it be really nice if we had someone other than a politician running for office?

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