The Debate

After watching the second Presidential Debate last night, I felt oddly unsatisfied. Perhaps it was the new setting, the open meeting, or the lack of the whole formal production with dimmed lights and shimmering podiums. But after thinking about it some more, I start to realize how little information I felt like I received and the whole thing just seemed odd. I don't have enough experience to declare the debate as "The Worst Debate Ever" as some reports are, for that seems a little harsh but it definitely wasn't one of the better debates. This debate was on the economic crisis and the measures each candidate intends to take in order to keep our economy from going completely down the drain. Yet, there was a sort of passive, nonchalant air to the night's discussion. Jokes about hair plugs were being made and attempts at elbowing one another arose. It just did not seem like the appropriate time for the candidates to do this. I still don't really know how to pinpoint my real issues with the debate, but in general I felt like more effort should have been made in addressing the real problems at hand rather then serving as a platform for McCain and Obama to egg each other on. 

xoxo Hen