Why I missed the debate...

Well, most of it. Reeta and I went out for dinner (the first date we've had in a long time), and a movie. We always do that. Went to Olive Garden for dinner (never ending pasta bowl). Livened things up throughout by randomly whispering sweet nothings in Reeta's ear...

"Hey, Reeta?"
"Yes?"
"Halliburton!"
Laughter.

Caught just a couple of questions in the car on the way to Olive Garden and then to the theater (Spider-Man 2 at the cheap seats). All in all, at first, it seemed like George was getting a little too tense, but he must have hit his stride somewhere in there. By the end, it seemed that he was doing very well. I particularly liked the question about reassuring the public that we won't spend federal funding on abortion. Kerry's answer took two minutes to get out, and was typical "I believe one way, but I'll really vote another", and "I can't deny a poor person a constitutional right". (I didn't know that it was someone's constitutional right to have taxpayers pay for her abortion). And "No parental information" if a minor wanted an abortion. George's was "We won't spend federal money on abortion." Granted, he went on after that, talking about partial birth abortions, etc. Anyway, it'll be on Comcast On Demand tomorrow, so I'll watch it, and post more thoughts later this weekend.

Yes, I'm partial. Go, George, Go!