Well, I did my part. I went out on Saturday - early - and registered to vote in my new state. Also, since there is a very good chance that Emily will be in the hospital on the actual election date, I also took my absentee ballot and voted. So, with 0% of precincts reporting in Illinois, it appears that Kerry is running away with 100% of the vote. Although Emily says that she also voted for Kerry, I can't verify that, so I'm still going with the 1-0 lead.

Now, in case you missed it, the Vice Presidental debate was tonight. It actually was more entertaining than the Kerry-Bush debate. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that the goal was not entertainment. How much fun is it when, at a debate, it really doesn't make any difference if the moderator is there? It's even more fun when the two candidates answer questions that weren't asked. And it's downright hilarious when they get called on the carpet by the other candidate for not answering the question.

Can you believe that this event turned into a bad high school debate complete with all of the tricks that go along with it. Did they really think the old "if you don't know the answer, answer a question that you know" would work? Apparently they did because they both did it all night. Only one example was when the moderator asked about the absence of the US in the Israel-Palestine peace making process. Cheney starts his answer by talking about Edwards' voting record in the Senate. Good times.

On a side note....could they have gotten a worse moderator? I had never even HEARD of Gwen Ifill. She did ask some tough questions, but it seemed that, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep track of whose turn it was to answer questions. This trouble led to the funniest exchange of the evening:

IFILL: Mr. Vice President, our final—I‘m sorry, you have 30 seconds, Senator Edwards.

EDWARDS: Are you sure—yes, he started. Yes, 30 seconds, please, yes.

We are for accountability, and we are for high standards. John and I voted for No Child Left Behind because we thought that accountability and standards were the right thing to do.

But they make—did you figure out you were wrong?

IFILL: I did figure out I was wrong.

EDWARDS: Well, in fairness, if you feel like you need to go to him, we‘ll—I‘ll stop.

IFILL: Well, I do, because we‘re actually on the final question. I apologize for giving you an extra 15 seconds there. I go now to Vice President Cheney.

Also, I learned something tonight. Dick Cheney is just a grumpy old arrogant man that would have rather be anywhere tonight besides at a debate. In Cleveland. He acted inconvenienced that he had to do this "thing." Suck it up, Dick. The American taxpayers gave you 4 years of salary and a lifetime pension and security force, the least you could give us was 90 minutes of perky time.

All in all, I thought the debate was more entertaining than informative. I think that Edwards may have just edged out Cheney for the win, but considering I am biased ever so slightly, it is probably more likely a draw. I'm already looking for Kerry-Bush II - The Battle Under the Arch.

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