Personality

Already, the bloggers who presume to "really understand" the debates and the extent to which participants did well or poorly...they have announced the results. Some of the comments are thought-provoking. Most of them are absolutely horse-shit. Would that I could figure out how to get people to send me money for professing to be an "expert" on such matters.

Hillary Clinton did, in my opinion, clean up. She was articulate, not too combative, and generall presented herself as intelligent. Others...no so much. For me, Hillary was too 'canned.' But I may be unusual. Even Kucinich, whose politics are closer to mine than any of the others, offended me tonight. Obama fucked it up big time. He presented himself no better than I would have done. Not a good sign. Edwards is beginning to annoy me; I thought he had more meat, more merit.

After tonight, I'm thinking they were right: Hillary is the candidate to beat. She presents herself better than most of them.

But, I'm still favoring an independent I have yet to identify. This country doesn't need a new direction; it needs an new direction, driven by a new personality.