Thank you Chris.
And by the way, why do many of the doom-n-gloomers on this thread have names that this Free Republic veteran of six years have never seen before?
Could Moby be at work here?
I don't know why so many are thinking voters would toss aside all reality just because the President is not a super debater.
It reminds me of the election night in 2000 after Gore took his concession back. I couldn't even post on FR for a few days I was so demoralized, so I swore I would never be that way again. It is only one debate and a less than stellar performance isn't going to sway me to gloom and doom. There are 2 more to go and Bush will hit his stride. He is a planiloquent speaker like Truman was and he connects more than kerry with the voters.
Yeah, I noticed that too.
Trying hard to be non-partisan here, at best for Kerry, this debate is a wash. Kerry needs much more than a wash. Bush doesn't need to deliver red-meat attacks. He already has the votes of the people that would eat that up.
"And by the way, why do many of the doom-n-gloomers on this thread have names that this Free Republic veteran of six years have never seen before?"
GREAT POINT! I was wondering about that.
But you know what? They can make us feel down or worried or whatever...
But it doesn't change how I feel about this President, and how I KNOW a lot of non-freepers feel about him, and getting a few dozen freepers bummed out on a debate thread... well... it's a long way to November. :)
It won't change a darn thing, in the end.
If anything, it will make Republicans even more likely to get out and vote.