First reaction to the debate

I'd score it a draw

Kerry did better than I expected and concealed his lies and deception well. He had us screaming "liar" at the TV but Joe Public wouldn't know how often Kerry was being deceptive. At the end of the debate it was still not possible to determine where Kerry stood on Iraq. If it was the wrong war, why not put Saddam back in power and pull-out?

Bush was, well, Bush. A bit inarticulate, too many pauses, and he missed many chances to nail Kerry. For example, Kerry mentioned the Kerry/Edwards plan to ship nuclear fuel to Iran. Bush failed to call him on that. Bush did stay on message, though I was soon wincing every time he said "hard work".

When Kerry accused Bush of attacking the wrong enemy Bush could have responded by saying that Japan attacked the US but our first real action was against Nazi Germany (actually their Vichy French allies) which had not attacked America.

Kerry's tan must have washed off or he did get a good makeup job. Kerry supporters can take heart that their man fought the debate to a draw.

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