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| Alice in Wonderland |
Like most political
junkies, I watched both nights of debates.
I did have four favorites and of course, was interested in seeing how
well they would perform against the other candidates.
On the first night,
the candidates took a cautious approach, with no mention of Trump. The
moderators tried to stir up a fight, but the bait wasn't taken. The only fireworks (if one could call it
that) were between Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke over immigration policies. I
must agree with the New York Times:
Julián Castro excelled, Elizabeth Warren went from big factor at first
to non-factor at times, Cory Booker and Beto O’Rourke spoke the most but didn’t
create any memorable moments. I stayed
up way past my bedtime watching the political analysis and wound up dragging
through Thursday.
The second night was
an unbelievable total disaster. This wasn't a debate, it was more of...what did
one candidate say?..."a food fight". Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders
came into the debate at the top of polls, but both of them fell down the proverbial
ladder as Kamala Harris dominated the entire debate. Bernie Sanders was on
repeat; I wondered if it was 2016 all over again. Joe Biden got dragged through
the political muddy waters of his past history.
Pete Buttigieg struggled and fell on his sword of humility over his
recent problems in South Bend. This
night's debate was a shouting and cross-talk match as everyone struggled to be
heard. I was pitying the moderators who
continually tried to regain control.
Once more, I lost sleep and dragged myself to Tucson early yesterday to
take Hannah to the groomer and do some shopping for my trip to Las Cruces next
Friday.
Seriously? Are we living in the past or looking forward to the future? Do we have to drag up old news from over 30
years ago in order to win a debate? I do
not want to watch candidates attack each other like rabid dogs. I just want someone to tell me how they are
going to defeat Trump! Is that too much to ask??
My choices didn't
even make the grade in my mind, a pitiful poor performance which signaled a
lack of preparation. If you cannot
handle Warren or Harris, how are you going to handle Trump??
The September debate
will be here before we know it. Hopefully, the field will be small enough to
have just ONE NIGHT of debate.
Cheers!🍷
Current Mood: 🤔
Credits:
Alice in Wonderland courtesy of Disney