Debate Musings

I went to the debate at the Red Lion, which is a German bar in Silver Lake. Very bizarre and fun experience. The place was packed with liberal hipsters and preboomers, but was very quiet as everybody was following the debate. As the showdown reached it's first hour, the crowd got looser, as the bar was still a bar and people started bonding over their man: Obama.

The debate itself was a very entertaining and I thought both candidates did a good job and feel that Obama won through his temperment and intelligence. His insults to McCain also came off better than his opponent's, which were mostly recycled talking points. Overall, not a game changer, but a good debate to keep Obama's move up.

The focus now goes to the bailout and the debate with Palin and Biden. The expectations are very low for Palin, so it will be a very spinny debate where what matters who contextualizes and embellishes the debate better. Judging by her interviews, she isn't up for thoughtful conversation and can't think on her feet. This very well could be a shit storm. Thursday could be decisive.