Yawn! Debate Presents Nothing New for Obama or McCain

The Debate (a.k.a. Another Boring Tie)
The analysis of this Debate is the opinion of the Author. All opinions expressed are his and his alone.

The Distinguished Gentleman vs. The Grumpy Old Man:

As I sit here falling asleep I begin to wonder if either candidate knows how to present themselves differently from the last time. It seems neither learned a lesson or changed their tactics. Obama came off as timid but knowledgeable while McCain came off grumpy and almost pushy with his beliefs. Of course this comes from a progressive watching, so take that with a grain of salt.

Either way, it appears the answers to the questions are dull, non enlightening for anyone following politics and seems to be only for those who haven't watched either campaign in the last few months. McCain took far more jabs at Obama than in the last debate, but that is to be expected from a candidate who's behind in the polls. To me it came off grumpy and showed his age and the "old" way of thinking. I give this debate a tie. Likely, all Republicans will believe McCain won and all Democrats will think Obama won. This could change, but I doubt it.

Economy:

The economy is the greatest concern for most people at this time. With the DOW dropping signifigantly there are fears amongst average Americans that the country is headed down a dark and gloomy path. While Obama regurgitated his canned responses, McCain came out with something new for solving the Mortgage crisis. Unfortunately, the plan asks for more spending from Washington, something he had promised to cut in his previous debates. I'll give McCain kudos for trying something new, but he should have thought about the fact that it goes against his 'less spending' motto. Despite this, once again the economy debate ends in a tie.

Healthcare:

I will say this. Obama's stance on Health care makes me feel a lot better than McCains. It was a nice try for McCain to attack the mandate but Obama's answer satisfied me and I still feel Universal Health care w/ Obama's stipulations is the way to go. I cannot believe that a $5,000 tax credit for Health care will provide me the care I have now.

Iraq:

The notion that our troops coming home in 16 months is somehow a DEFEAT is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. In my opinion we will have WON THIS WAR if we bring out troops home safely and with a government setup in Iraq. It appears we've done that and it's time to leave. Why are we still there? Easy...it's called War Profiteering. In my opinion, Iraq should have a $0 surplus at this point so the money we've poured in could be paid back. Iraq should not be making money until we are paid back. That isn't happening because there are behind the scenes money grabs that we will never hear about in the "liberal media."

The notion that Obama was "announcing" that we were attacking Pakistan was ridiculous. I didn't get that at all. His opinion on Pakistan is the right one and I think most republicans would agree with Obama on that. If we can get to Bin Laden we should do it. But then McCain trying to be the authority on the "world's opinion of America" was extremely ironic. The Bush policies of preemptive war that HE agreed with caused the opinion to be the way it is. Obama was against this war before it even started. When in doubt, rule on the side of life or, in this case, the side of preventing death. There was doubt about Iraq's WMDs and ties to Al Qaeda.

Russia:

Both stances are adequate and, thankfully, this is one of the few wars McCain doesn't ever want to fight. Both candidates seem to have knowledge on the subject and I would trust either one to handle this without starting World War III.

Conclusion:

Both candidates finish strong with good closing thoughts. While I felt a bit of desperation in McCain's voice...that could have been partisan thoughts flowing through my head.

I may skip the next one if I see no improvement soon into it...