There was a debate????
 

I suggest either Dobie Gillis or Three's Company.

The Kerry Doctrine, in a previous formulation.
 

I pretty much agree with this analysis and it looked as if it was basically even. Edwards was more likeable and Cheney showed the gravitas, blah, blah, blah. Both stayed on and hammered the messages, as expected.

One thing did bother me though, especially when Edwards, a lawyer, who should know better, twice made the comment about "never in the 200 some odd years of this country has a state ever been required to recognize a marriage in another state. WTF??? Hasn't he ever heard of full faith and credit? Damn.

I watched the coverage on CSPAN, and I found the comments by the callers afterwards somewhat interesting. They had three lines: Cheney, Edwards and Undecided. Of course, a lot of callers phoned in with an axe to grind, but three stood out.

First, there was some wag who called in and said, "now we've have seen the man behind the curtain." That pretty much sums up Cheney's performance to me.

But also, two callers (Cheney supporters) called in outraged that Edwards made the comments he did about Cheney's gay daughter. Did I miss something that was outrageous about this, or were these people just hearing what they wanted to hear. I thought Edwards comments were very sensitive and humanizing to Cheney, which really, he sorely needs.

There was a debate????
 

Top Cat had some interesting characters. Some of em would make good avatars.

There was a debate????
 

If I did, don't you think I would have nailed you on this Gilligan's Island crap before?

In order to keep the improvement, whatever you choose, make sure you're directly quoting other people's work without adding anything.

TM

The Kerry Doctrine, in a previous formulation.
 

Did one of them say, "I love my dead gay son!"

TM

There was a debate????
 

There's also a picture of them together at Elizabeth Dole's swearing-in. And Tim Russert and Chris Matthews apparently say they appeared on their respective shows at the same time.

You'd think Cheney would check his facts before smearing someone on national television, but no.

And it gets even better. Here's the wind-up to Cheney's attack:

• "Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session."

Someone tracked down the list of the presiding officers for every Tuesday session of the Senate for the last four years. Cheney was the Acting President exactly twice: November 12, 2002, and January 7, 2003.

That's not "most Tuesdays," but it is more than the WMD found in Iraq. Cheney was pretty certain about that, too.

The Kerry Doctrine, in a previous formulation.
 

Well done. Great movie.

more globL TESTS
 

Certainly, the speech was billed as "major", but Bush managed to say almost nothing new.

C'mon, Mr. President. For an "important," "significant," or even "major" speech, I'd expect at least an announcement of a big unfunded mandate or two. Or another planet that we'll travel to in 30 years.

Interesting if you're me
 

The 4th Circuit just rejected Rush Limbaugh's claim that his privacy rights were violated with regard to his medical records. The decision can be found here. A cynic would argue that HIPAA's privacy standards are merely an administrative nightmare for health care providers and plans without actually affording patients any real privacy rights.

Limbaugh says he's gonna appeal. I wonder if he's going to use those pinko commies over at the Georgetown Privacy Project.

There was a debate????
 

Um, Ty, most people that appear on those pundit shows aren't even in the same city, let alone the same studio.

There was a debate????
 

Irony abounds.

more globL TESTS
 

BTW, if the WH issues a statment announcing a "significant speech", why do the writers at AFP feel the need to change the wording and refer to it as a "major speech"? Does the word "significant" have too many letters?

There was a debate????
 

A old man turned ninety-eight. He won the lottery and died the next day.

There was a debate????
 

A clear analogy to Kerry post-primary?

"Oh, yeah."
 

• NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert has confirmed one previous public meeting.
  
  Russert said Wednesday on "Today" that on April 8, 2001, Cheney and Edwards shook hands when they met off-camera during a taping of "Meet the Press."

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Nice try, though.

Edwards' wife pointed out to Cheney on the stage after the debate that he and Edwards had met when Dole was sworn in. "Cheney replied, 'Oh, yeah.'"