Master debaters

Iraq and terrorist record stretched two ways in debate

Tonight was the Bush vs. Kerry debate. Or, as a commentator on the CBC called it, the Battle of the Inarticulate. Kerry won! It was a surprise to me. Not that he won by much, however. (Yes, I mean "won" as in a boxing match kind of win.) It kind of reminded me of Super Bowl XXV, when the Bills lost to the Giants 20-19. Kerry, or the Giants, played solid football throughout. He was succinct and direct enough to hold off accusations of "flip-flopping," though Bush, or the Bills, did what he could to force it in. But in the end it was a missed field goal: Bush was slightly angry during the first third, competitive but not eloquent in the second third, and just plain tired by the end. For Kerry's sake he got a bit repetitive as well. In conclusion, Bush was close but wide right. It will be interesting to see if Kerry pulls an Al Gore and gets too cocky for the next debate. Did anyone notice that they both confused Osama bin Laden at one point, and their wives both kind of wore the same thing there? Interesting. My favorite part of the debate was when they discussed having bilateral or multilateral. Did anyone get to count how many times Bush said, "This is hard work"? It seemed like a lot.