[Wait4Truth]

We can't base it on the substance of his answers since he employed outrageous lies and rhetoric, but his performance probably helped him hold on to his lead.

What a sad commentary on the state of our politics. They can lie all they want as long as the "perform" well. At the same time, President Bush never even mentions them and he is skewered by the press.

[cyncooper]

What a sad commentary on the state of our politics. They can lie all they want as long as the "perform" well

It is very sad. I did not stick around for punditry as I'd had enough, but I'm very disappointed that they didn't point out Kerry's dissembling by calling Vietnam "Nixon's war", as one example.