Debate #2: Instant Reaction

I will be following-up on this blog with a more concrete and reasoned post about tonight's debate but wanted to give all my loyal readers (all 3 of you) my instant thoughts (I very much appreciate your patience and viewership by the way):

Housing:
McCain came out tonight with a breath-taking proposal: the U.S. Federal Government should buy hundreds of billions in failed home mortgages from banks to help American home owners. While I won't pass judgment on the proposal without careful review (as there is definitely merit to helping home owners) I'm reminded that there was another country where the government bought and owned homes on behalf of individuals: the Soviet Union. It was called "communism". Thank you but, aren't you an anti-socialism "red-scare" guy Senator?

When did my Grandfather become the Republican Nominee?:
My grandfather, god bless him, is old, annoying, and smelly. He smells like dust, belches loudly, and annoys all of us. No one wants him over on Thanksgiving. He served valiantly in World War II, receiving several commendations. But now a-days, he talks about his battles in Okinawa even though he was based in Italy. It's just one of those things. And what I watched tonight was my grandfather on stage: angry, short-tempered, bitter, memory failing him, thinking everyone else is annoying, walking around aimlessly, condescending, talking about history and how you "don't know," deep down just wishing he could die already. I love my senile old curmudgeon grandfather, but I wouldn't vote for him.

Telephone Tough-Guy:
McCain likes to talk a lot about the hardships he endured as a POW. And one would generally think that makes you a stronger, "tougher" man. Add to that that John McCain and Sarah Palin have for four days been accusing Barack Obama of treason for having "palled around with terrorists" and you'd be right to think McCain would at least bring up his accusations that Obama is somehow a traitor, or Muslim, or whatever. But no, not a word. Not one. You go to rallies of your die-hard neanderthal supporters screaming out "kill him," and "traitor," and yet you don't have the guts to even mention it in your one-on-one debate with the "traitor"? There's only two possible conclusions: (1) you're either a completely lying hypocrite who knows his attacks are utterly baseless and defamatory; and/or (2) you're a sack-less wonder and coward.

The Obamas actually likes people:
Following the completion of the debate tonight Barack and Michelle Obama spent half an hour meeting with participants, signing autographs, taking pictures, and generally getting to know the participants from Nashville who had submitted all the questions and attended. John McCain: he made a b-line for the exit immediately leaving. Why? Because at his core, John McCain doesn't like regular people anymore. He's not there to lead, he's there to rule. And when you rule you dictate, you don't consort with the plebeians who don't have 12 homes like you do; you just issue a diktat from on high and let the town reader and police force people to obey.

Bailout:
AIG, you're ass is ours. . . .

To be continued. . .