Mike Pouraryan
The US VP Debate & The Challenges
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The Stark Choices......
The U.S. Vice Presidential debate has just concluded. Before I talk about the debate itself,the role of the debate moderator must be mentioned. I think Gwen Ifill did an outstanding job. All this hype about her book and her apparent "tilt" towards Obama turned out to be crap!!! So far, the moderators have done a great job. With Tom Brokaw and Bob Schieffer moderating the next two debates, I think it will only get better.
Senator Biden and Governor Palin went toe-to-toe. I think Senator Biden side-stepped Governor Palin in a rather deft way. He was quite restrained, but on top of his game. He was my candidate twenty years ago. He was not my candidate this time simply because I was duped by John Edwards. But, I think Senator Obama's decision to choose him was a master stroke. Senator Biden has spoken his mind. I was impressed when he made two key points: 1) He reminded the world that the idiot Ahmadinejad does not control the Iranian Security services. He was surprised that that Senator McCain was not aware of this fact and 2) He reminded the world of Senator McCain's record.
As for Governor Palin, she held her own. Apparently, the handlers allowed her to be herself. I expressed my frustruations with her and her lack of depth repeatedly throughout the last number of weeks. In my view, She stepped up tonight. However, her insistence on the success of the surge was a problem to me. Her views on the economic policy about tax cuts and less regulation was exactly the same recipe that got us where we are. I was particuarly concerned about the healthcare proposals and the $ 5000 tax cut which will not even come close to paying healthcare for families. I was also concerned that she did not name a single program that she would consider cutting because of the profound budgetary and financial constraints the country faces today. I am sure that Republicans and Conservatives are happy that Governor Palin did not fumble. I commend her for stepping up and proving the naysayers (including me) wrong.
What tonight showed the stark choices the United States faces as the election nears. As the country is gripped with the election, the world marches on. Medvedev, the Russian President, just reminded the world that the ascendency of the U.S. is no more. Putin was in Ukraine brandishing accusasions of Ukranian complicity in the Georgian War. Markets again lost over 300 points today. The House is due to vote on the bailout bill tomorrow. There is no guarantee that this is going to pass. So, we're not out of the woods yet and won't be out of the woods for a while yet.
Senator Biden and Governor Palin went toe-to-toe. I think Senator Biden side-stepped Governor Palin in a rather deft way. He was quite restrained, but on top of his game. He was my candidate twenty years ago. He was not my candidate this time simply because I was duped by John Edwards. But, I think Senator Obama's decision to choose him was a master stroke. Senator Biden has spoken his mind. I was impressed when he made two key points: 1) He reminded the world that the idiot Ahmadinejad does not control the Iranian Security services. He was surprised that that Senator McCain was not aware of this fact and 2) He reminded the world of Senator McCain's record.
As for Governor Palin, she held her own. Apparently, the handlers allowed her to be herself. I expressed my frustruations with her and her lack of depth repeatedly throughout the last number of weeks. In my view, She stepped up tonight. However, her insistence on the success of the surge was a problem to me. Her views on the economic policy about tax cuts and less regulation was exactly the same recipe that got us where we are. I was particuarly concerned about the healthcare proposals and the $ 5000 tax cut which will not even come close to paying healthcare for families. I was also concerned that she did not name a single program that she would consider cutting because of the profound budgetary and financial constraints the country faces today. I am sure that Republicans and Conservatives are happy that Governor Palin did not fumble. I commend her for stepping up and proving the naysayers (including me) wrong.
What tonight showed the stark choices the United States faces as the election nears. As the country is gripped with the election, the world marches on. Medvedev, the Russian President, just reminded the world that the ascendency of the U.S. is no more. Putin was in Ukraine brandishing accusasions of Ukranian complicity in the Georgian War. Markets again lost over 300 points today. The House is due to vote on the bailout bill tomorrow. There is no guarantee that this is going to pass. So, we're not out of the woods yet and won't be out of the woods for a while yet.
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