Presidential Debate

[Roland]

My view is it was more of the same. Bush was inarticulate and Kerry flip-flopped.

Bush repeating the Kerry quote "wrong war, wrong time, wrong place" was annoying. I'm glad he gave it up after the 5th time or so. :rolleyes:

I nearly fell off the couch with the Kerry flip-flop when he first complains "We've got Guards and Reserves who are doing double duties.". Then he says "That's why, in my plan, I add two active duty divisions to the United States Army, not for Iraq, but for our general demands across the globe." Um... yeah... :blink:
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Yeah, gotta love Kerry, eh? :unsure: What a jackass.

I'm sorry, but Kerry completely lost any chance at getting my vote. The more time went on, the more I was leaning towards Bush (I AM "Republican", after all, although I registered as Independent, IIRC; but I'm actually a "Classic Republican", as a friend of mine pointed out, so I don't usually see 100% eye to eye with either party, LEAST of all the Dems). Tonight just affirms my beliefs - stay the hell away from Democrats, especially Kerry / Edwards.

As if Kerry didn't shoot himself in the foot enough on his own (that boy MUST have gone to war, because he's so good at shooting things - like his own foot!), Edwards just sweetened the deal by being a TOTAL patsy. I swear he's just a shelled out human with a tape recorded in his throat.

Not that Bush didn't have some slipups, but I'd have to say his BIGGEST fault was his absolute need to repeat himself, and occasionally disregard (sometimes accidentally, I think) the directed question just to repeat himself. However, I still feel he's going to be a MUCH better leader. He may be damned repetitive, and he may stutter & pause a bit much (hell, so did Kerry though), but at least he gives the same damn answers in a 90 minute period. Kerry couldn't even do that! He contradicted himself more times than George Lucas in Episodes I & II! It was like trying to imagine Back to the Future, only to watch the main characters realize at the end of the movie that time travel is impossible. :P He just made every argument complete hogwash by arguing with himself! It's true what they say - you ARE your own worst enemy, especially when running for President!

My God, what a sad state of affairs. I'm not a huge fan of Bush, but I think he has some good strengths and a good heart, albeit a sometimes confused head. Regardless of his faults, though, I can't see him doing much, if any damage in the coming four months. I CAN see him rebuilding, or furthering the rebuilding, of Iraq, while also tackling the other major issues that are cropping up. All I see Kerry doing is flapping his mouth and screwing the American public, licking the boots of the rest of the world, and all while another terrorist attack hits U.S. soil, mayhap Boston this time. :P

This isn't a great election year, but neither was the last one. Hell, I haven't seen much of a good election in years, for that matter. But at least I've finally solidified who I'm going to vote for, and the fact that I am actually going to vote. I guess it's finally time I stopped just complaining about the crap in this country and start actually doing something - although I must admit to my sudden source of enthusiasm. Reading Blade magazine, I catch a LOT of articles about liberal media and government slandering (LITERALLY - there's a legal case going on about NBC actually slandering, among other things, a private custom knife & sword-maker, world-famous for his art pieces; he was actually driven out town because of it), attacking, and just outright banishing anything to do with knives, and a lot of stuff that's not even remotely connected but still grouped with them. In short, knee-jerk far-left reactions with wide, sweeping consequences that don't address the original problem at all. Or, the usual business for Democrats and Liberals. :P I won't be able to stand under a Democratic President again, I don't think - least of all one who's on such shaky ground as Kerry is.

It WAS a very interesting debate, though. Got me and my g/f to argue over politics for a few short bouts, though! ;) Always a good idea to just let politics slide when it comes to close relationships. To quote her: "If I say I back Kerry, you'll kill me. If I say I back Bush, my family will kill me." To which I replied: "You can vote for whoever you like. But if Kerry gets into office, I'm moving to Canada for the next four years." Sadly enough, I think I'd actually consider it. :P

Enough rambling. I'll be waiting eagerly for the next debates, hoping to watch Kerry shoot himself in the foot some more (if only because it's MUCH more amusing than watching Bush act like a broken record - both me and the missus were getting a little impatient with it ;))