John's Blog

Who Won?
I'm glad to be wrong; so far most people seem to think Kerry came off pretty well (which he needed), and Bush was just preaching to the converted. I was afraid that the Bush spinmeisters would just declare Bush a winner (which they appear to be trying to do, although most conservative bloggers seem to concede Bush's poor showing) but Bush's performance was so defensive and just plain off that this becomes a tough sell. If I hadn't already lost most of my respect for Rudy Giuliani during the RNC, last night's post debate reaction on the network shows certainly firmed up my negative opinion; if Tony Blair is Bush's poodle is Rudy a lapdog? Jon Stewart handled him perfectly on The Daily Show. Also on target was their piece on the "undecided" voters; freaking hilarious!