Tonight the political herd thinning process known as “debating” got underway in ernest as the Democratic candidates tried to separate themselves from one another. Unfortunately for them, no one could manage to break from the pack.
While I found it entertaining, informative, and at times fiery, there seemed to be no real clear-cut winner of round one — not like I expected any other outcome, but I was hoping for my man Obama would find a way to get a leg up. In fact, the only one to really stand out in my mind was former Alaska senator Mike Gravel, who was holding some rather far left thoughts — not to mention his fellow candidates feet to the fire — when he spoke. He seems to be taking the role of educating the people on the flip side of the issues that Al Sharpton did in the ’04 Democratic debates.
Anyway, it’s gonna be tough passing out ratings for this one. Hey — it’s a lot less arbitrary than a mock NFL Draft.
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