Final word on debates

Not that I've talked about them all that much. But I commented to a colleague this morning that it sounded like Bush did pretty well, and I feared that he's going to win. She responded that on TV, he still came off as a jerk.

That said, perhaps this is the best summary available. Well, ok it's not all that good, but this quote is priceless:

More unsettling were the three different personas Bush exhibited during the debate series. There was the stammering, indecisive leader insisting that what America needed was "firm leadership" throughout the first debate. Then there was the folksy, testy Texan who spent most of the town hall debate screaming at the audience ("YOU'LL GET YOUR CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, JUST AS SOON AS WE KNOW THEY'RE SAFE!! NOW FUCK OFF!!") and pandering to their deepest fears. Last night we got the classic "smirking chimp" Bush, who apparently found humor in every question posed to him. At one point he was smirking so much I wondered if the the satellite feed was acting up.