The Big DumpTruck

I tried to stay awake for the entire Daily Show recap, but didn't make it. I'll watch the Tivo'd version tonight.

Regardless of what some people may think of those of us who have stated we are voting for Kerry, we aren't all blind, rabid Kerry supporters. I watched the debate to give W a chance to dazzle me, and convince me why I should vote for him. He blew it big time. He looked arrogant and shifty. The smarmy frat-boy smirk he wears like a badge of pride? Don't even get me started. The eye-blinking alone probably caused climate changes in his beloved China.

I actually had hoped Bush would do better, simply because he's our current President, and every time he looks like a fool, we look like fools for electing him. So many people think he's great and wonderful that I keep thinking I must be missing something. I lost all hope within about 10 minutes of watching his reaction shots when Kerry was speaking, and hearing him repeat the same 4 or 5 soundbites a few times during each answer. It must give Cheney a brain aneurysm to have to sit and watch Bush debate.

I mentioned on an email list that the reason Bush can't handle debates is that his handlers have put him in a lead-lined box and surrounded him with yes-men and women. If you don't agree to 100% of everything he says, you are removed from the inner circle. At his rallies, you have to sign a pledge to support him before they'll even let you in the door! Dear God, with that kind of insular life, no wonder he started stammering when someone within 50 feet of him called him on some of his bad decisions. He's been saying for years now that if you don't agree with him and buy into whatever the government says and does, you're an anti-American terrorist-lover. What IS anti-American, sir, is telling people they can't disagree with you. To punish people who speak out and say the President is wrong. THAT, my friends, is anti-American. It's not all-or-nothing, black and white. You can support the troops but not support the war.

And yet, I've seen some people call it a draw. I am being totally honest here, and you're going to have to trust me, that I think those people have spent too much time inhaling floor varnish. Have they really set the bar so low that as long as Bush doesn't pass out drunk on the stage it's a success? After last night, I won't be surprised if the night before the next scheduled debate they raise the terror level up and say they have to cancel.