History Now

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As you all know, tonight is the second of three presidential debates. For those of you who have been living in your own personal idiot bubble (which, if you are reading this, probably refers to none of you) the Democratic candidate is Barrack Obama and the Republican candidate is John McCain. In case your idiot bubble extends to economic affairs, don’t be surprised if a major topic of the debate tonight is… You guessed it: The economy!

It would be interesting to find out what these two candidates thought about the bailout and the aftermath (though I’m not holding my breath). Half the country is saying, “Oh no! The bailout didn’t work at all!” pointing at the fact that the Federal Reserve will now be used to “but out massive amounts of short-term debt” (see: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081007/financial_meltdown.html?.&.pf=banking-budgeting) while the other half is saying, “Just give it time!”  

The clear winner for anyone looking at it from an unbiased standpoint during the last debate, the VP debate, was Sarah Palin. Currently the polls show Obama ahead by a wide margin (in much the same way Kerry was ahead of Bush four years ago) but the strange thing is that while people seem to like Obama over McCain, they also seem to like Palin over the entire Democratic ticket. McCain’s disadvantage in this debate is the fact that he chose someone (Palin) who would fit with him perfectly if he is what he claims to be—but we don’t know if he is that! He has to prove tonight that he is a maverick. He has to prove that he’s a straight talker. Obama’s largest hurdle is the fact that unless he has a chance to memorize his speeches, he comes across as naïve and inexperienced.

After the debate, people who lean left will say Obama was the clear winner and people who lean right will say McCain is the clear winner. I challenge you to listen to these two people as if you had no idea what their parties were or what they were running for before you decide who was better, or who was worse.

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