2nd Prez Debate

Well, there is no doubt that Bush's second debate was received better by the republican community than the first one. However, though Bush defended several key issues, maybe he, quite honestly, doesn't know what he's talking about.

A few times as Kerry would speak, Bush would make another strange face as if to say, "My advisors never told me that." I enjoyed it when Kerry made a comment (I'm paraphrasing), "This president wants you to see all the issues as black and white." That is a great point he made, which the administration has been doing for the longest time, since, oh...September 11th.

Bush was a better debater (than he was before) because he spoke clearer and confronted issues better. I can at least give credit to him for that.

Kerry spoke sensibly about the issues and let America know more about him.

The debate was different because the audience had the opportunity to ask questions and put the candidate on the spot. It was good in some ways (it let an average American be heard) and bad in some ways (they kept asking national security questions, when really they were supposed to focus on domestic issues -Right?-).

It seems that after John Kerry shoots down an accusation by Bush, Bush is always right. He can hear the greatest answer in the world from Kerry and still continue on his hard-headed rhetoric (sorry, I believe that it's not being hard-headed, but dedicated, right? Must be).

Bush is getting to much into the mentality of "Why isn't every person in America voting for me?" He just seems a bit cocky as he smirks and makes those strange faces as Kerry responds to a question.

I want John Kerry to be a man (and a president) of inspiration who can not only make the people feel better, but accomplish things, too. We cannot afford four more years. I don't care how many times that line is repeated, but it always rings true.