Friday's debate

I'd say it was a small win for Kerry, and the polls support that idea. Bush was a lot better than in the first one, Kerry was probably not as good as he had been, but not too far off. My baseball analogy is the first debate was a double for Kerry, and a pop-up for Bush, and this one was a single for Kerry and a walk for Bush.
Two things about Bush, one against him, one for (sort of). His claims about "non-homeland, non-defense discretionary spending" are bullshit. It's not that his facts are a little off but the idea is right like some of Kerry's statements, he just tells a whopper. The other is on the Dred Scott reference. People are making fun of him for coming out against slavery. Ha, ha, aren't we clever. That wasn't his point, he was using the case as an example to illuminate a bigger idea. He didn't do it well, but I hate that kind of petty political game. Grow up. Also, some people claim it was code for Roe v Wade. It's possible I guess, but doesn't seem likely to me.