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One small voice in the proud tradition of FreeBlogging* Wednesday, October 13, 2004 posted by gbarto at 7:34 PM:Final thoughts, part II do wish I could have seen the debates. Bush sounded okay and Kerry sounded a bit, well, Kerryish. But I don't know, for example, whether Bush looked pensive or lost during some of the pauses, nor whether Kerry looked self-satisfied, self-righteous or just serious after some of the more arrogant sounding remarks. And I know it makes a difference. Overall, I think both Bush and Kerry got in a few shots and took a few hits. I think Bush did fairly well, simply because I stopped holding my breath about five minutes in and only headed toward the blue zone once or twice. I liked a lot of Bush's responses, which spoke to my own issues. And even in places where I disagreed, I felt okay about him. But I don't know whether others were as irritated by Bush's x tax hikes, y budget caps... bit as I was by Kerry's x for the top x percent bit. Hope not. Best hope there is that Bush usually looks a little more irked and a little less like he knows because he's the smartest kid in class. I was that kid and even I didn't much like him (and no one's hoisting TurkeyBlog for President banners, so I think my judgment here is spot on!). Final analysis: Probably a draw, from what I've heard. Which means, of course, a little victory for Bush. We know that he can be president, because he's done it. We know how, because we've seen it. And we know... that Kerry has a plan... though he's not ready to share it just yet. Which isn't enough. Still, vodkapundit says the Fox News guys look happy and that's usually a good sign. Off to see what others thought. 
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