A Cry for Help

Reading around the net today, John Edwards did better than I thought. And apparently MSNBC, which I generally watch more than the other news channels, was alone in strongly declaring Cheney the runaway winner.

Last night, Em and I took turns yelling "liar!" at the TV screen, but the more I see today, I can't believe how fast and loose the VP was with the facts. From "I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11″ to "This is the first time I met the man" to "Senator Gone." I don't know if he'll get fact checked on this, but I hope so.

I like this line, from Daily Kos: Hey, has anyone picked up on the fact that last night Cheney both accused Kerry and Edwards of being inconsistent (the immortal "flip-flop") and of being "consistently on the wrong side of the issue"? Which is it, Dick? Are Kerry and Edwards inconsistent, or are they consistently wrong? They can't be both, it's a logical impossibility.

Some polling suggests that among undecided voters liked Edwards last night, and that's huge. I think Kerry is in pretty good shape heading into debate two this Friday. It's all so close, though, and there's so much play in the potential events for the next month. Fun stuff!

My local trifecta:

Absit Invidia [anti-Bush right]: "We've now seen three men who would make a better president than the one we have now." That's a great observation.

Dust in the Light [pro-Bush right]: "Both candidates behaved as would be expected; both have the strengths and weakness that one would expect." This is definitely true, and it is hard for non-partisans to gauge these things.

Aces Full of Links [pro-Kerry left]: "In the balance, I can't really say this debate itself will have much of an effect on the election. I think it will neither enhance or slow down the momentum Kerry gained from the first debate, though it could be used by both sides to pull out specific quotes for throwing words back at opponents in a future debate." Yay! I agree with everyone!

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