So I just got done watching the Vice-Presidential debate. Actually, I watched the debate for as long as I could stand, then flipped to the Yankees-Twins game, which I watched for as long as I could bear, then flipped back to the debate. And so on, and so on. Neither one really captured my attention.

Does anyone else out there get the sense that absolutely nothing new is coming out of these debates? Has anyone said anything we did not already know? Aside from the fact we (re)discovered that Bush is an absolutely horrendous public speaker, what has anyone said that they haven't said multiple times already?

I must admit, I wish Bush would just stand up and say "Yes, we f***ed up with the post war planning, stuff happened, we're adjusting, get over it." This constant insistance about how well it's going in Iraq gets old. I would have thought politicians would have learned their lessons from Clinton and his refusal to be forthright. But I suppose not.

On the same note, Kerry's criticisms and ideas seem just a little too oportunistic. I really don't think Kerry believes a word he's saying. He's just mouthing what his advisors have told him will differentiate him from Bush and appeal to people who don't already like Bush. Kerry is as much a part of America's Iraq policy as Bush and Cheney are.

Is Nader on the ballot in NY? =(

Oh, and the Yankees lost. Go Mets!! And since the Mets aren't in the playoffs, I am hereby adopting the Cardinals and Red Sox for the remainder of the season. Should they meet in the World Series, I have to stay loyal to the NL. Go Cards!!