Wow. That vice presidential debate was a lot different from the presidential debate
and from last election’s vice debate. The moderator was inept – sloppy and unable
to maintain order. Cheney and Edwards were out for blood. Neither candidate really
said anything particularly substantive. Cheney remained calmer and more professional
than Bush, so Republicans will be happy about that. That’s not enough to make up
for last Thursday, though. Edwards brought up all the hot-button issues and I’m
certain viewers will say he won, despite having no real plans to speak of.

From Slashdot:

slithytove writes “As many of us are aware,
the presidential debates are currently controlled by an organization called the
Commision on Presidential Debates. As anyone who’s seen a presidential debate recently
could guess, the CPD
does just what our two major parties want:
exclude third parties
and impose rules that
make the event more of a joint press conference than a debate. Non-establishment
candidates Michael
Badnarik and David Cobb will be having
an actual debate this Thursday. After debating each other, they will be rebutting
the points Bush and Kerry make in their pseudo-debate. Free
Market News will be streaming it and providing a download afterwards.”

Does anyone else really freakin’ hate the italics in Slashdot posts? They make reading
more difficult and less pleasant.