DEBATED BREATH IV
Instant reaction: An exercise in chilly civility.
Sen. McCain: Flashes of touchiness, definite extended refrains of defensiveness, and rote repetition (yet again) of stump speech phrases. This voter was struck by a curious sense of a lack of conviction behind too many of his stances and statements.
Sen. Obama: Over-reliance on verbosity, but also peppered with calmly expressed explanations as opposed to sloganeering.
Personal observation: By the use a few days ago of the unfortunately constructed phrase “whip his you-know-what,” Sen. McCain apparently referred to the pinky toe.
Predicted net effect on standings in the polls: About the same as closing the barn door after the livestock has bolted. Rather than agendas being advanced, they were just more firmly nailed into place.
The questions? Mr. Schieffer may as well have been feeding coins to some kind of generic Ask-O-Mat.
(With apologies to Jimmy Durante): Good night, Joe The Plumber, wherever you are.
Perfection!
Agree 100%
Comment by Hill — October 15, 2008 @ 4:51 pm on Wednesday the 15th