In last week's presidential debates, both candidates displayed their own personalities and styles, and the facts as they see them, in a very predictable, and unremarkable way. In that regard, if you liked McCain going in, you were very pleased. If you liked Obama, you were pleased. That's why the end result to most pundits was, "it was a draw!". No surprise there. 90-some percentage of all debates come off exactly that way.
Both sides hoped for a standout performance, either through an incredible, eye-opening, game-changer by their own man, or an absolute foot-in-mouth, career-killing gaff by the opposition. Neither side got what they wanted in that regard.
As a conservative backer of McCain, I probably watched him more than Obama. I always tend to watch my own guy more. Do most of us do that? For that matter, how many people actually use a debate to make a decision of this importance? How can anyone be that incredibly lost on the other 98% of what is said by each candidate outside of these debates?
Anyway, while I'm talking about all this, I'll offer this critique on each man:
John, John, John.....will you never, ever, get aggressive? I don't mean angry! I know that you don't like to get angry. I mean aggressive. Turn the big guns on the guy. I know you've got them. For crap's sake, even Jim Lehrer's pleading couldn't get you to look at Obama. Leader's must be able to look someone right in the eyes and say "this is what we're going to do". (Sarah - if you're reading this, do something to help this guy would you?)
Now Barack, you presented yourself and your ideals very well. So basically you did nothing right. Sorry.
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