I listened to the debate on NPR; it was interesting to listen, as opposed to watch and to try and fill in the images with my imagination. Kerry did well in terms of his persona; I went in expecting a pompous windbag and he wasn’t one. Bush did less well in persona; fragmented, repetitive (although Kerry did keep repeating sideways points that meant “I served in Vietnam”).I want to look at the transcript before I make a call on substance; each of them had some clinkers, although I think Kerry has some eye-openers; supplying nuclear fuel to Iran and “getting the troops out in six months isn’t a commitment, it’s a goal”.<\/p>\n
Bush didn’t jump on either one of them. he missed his opportunity to channel Churchill in response…“You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory – victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.”<\/i> It seems like kind of a no-brainer.<\/p>\n