The second McCain-Obama debate was very disappointing. Rather than offering a plan to revive the economy they restated their previous proposals for tax cuts and health care. Both of them used the same words they have used before in previous speeches and discussions.
There was exactly one new proposal and that was offered by John McCain (he insisted that it was his new idea). He proposed buying defaulted mortgages at discounted rates and enabling the impacted home owners to keep their homes. The Associated Press reported that the authority to buy individual home mortgages is in the just passed $700 billion bill so it isn’t really a new idea.
The dismissive “that one” remark by John McCain definitely displayed the intense dislike, possibly hatred, he holds for Barack Obama.
This debate provided no new insights about either man. Thankfully there were no character assassinations. John McCain looked older than he has in recent appearances. Perhaps that was because Barack Obama looked young.
This debate was boring and uninformative.
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When did debates become entertainment? The insight that the debates proved is that Obama can talk to “regular” people without a teleprompter. The republicans try to make him sound like only a speech maker, but Obama really did connect with the audience.
Secondly, McCain proved himself once more as being a bitter, angry man. When Obama mentioned the Bomb Iran joke (which is horrendous!) McCain had to grip the chair in order not to flail himself at Obama. Look at his face and body language he was livid!
I don’t want an angry, bitter president. I want someone who is calm and collected. McCain said it himself, “We need a steady hand at the tiller” and he has proven that his hand is not only not steady, but erratic, shaking and in a fist.
Obama is a better leader.