So I caught about half of the first debate tonight. I find debates to be a great way to get it straight from the candidates rather than the usual media-spun version. (the first thing I do after a debate is turn the TV off - why do I care what the media has to say about the "strong points" and "weaknesses" each candidate had??)

Here's the gist of it for those that missed it:

Senator K: Yes, I'll tell you exactly what I'll do. But first, the President didn't , the President did , not only that, but the President totally .

That about sums it up for The Senator. Seemed to be a whole lot of lovely sounding generalities, but not a whole lot of detail.

President B: (in reply to any question) You can't send missed mexages, err, mixed messages to our troops or the world, that's not the way the Commander n' Chief leads this great nation. My opponent didn't mislead when he voted to authorize the use of force.

The President tended to gravitate toward excessive repetition he is sometimes overly fond of - not eloquent at all, but quite passionate.

Anyhow, it's fascinating to see the stark difference between the two men. The fine folks at JibJab illustrate it quite well.

I look forward to the debate next week also. Nothing like a healthy dose of politics and issues to refresh our love of democracy!