My Two Cents On Last Night's Debate

Sen. Kerry beat Pres. Bush by a wide margin in terms of style. Pres. Bush had a much smaller margin of victory in terms of substance. So Sen. Kerry won the night but Pres. Bush will probably win the battle of the sound bites.

Favorite parts:

Pres. Bush: I don't think we want to get to how he's going to pay for all these promises. It's like a huge tax gap. Anyway...

The way he said it, with utter befuddlement and then a dismissive "anyway" to end it in valley girl style, was classic.

Sen. Kerry: I believe that Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy, and the others did that more effectively, and I'm going to try to follow in their footsteps.

Sorry to dredge up memories of your grandfather, Trini, but it was Sen. Kerry who said he would like to follow in the footsteps of former Pres. Reagan, not me. Not that I wouldn't mind following in the footsteps of the man myself.