Debating about someone else

I like to see a good debate where the goal is to speak as little about yourself as possible, unless directly asked to do so. Vice President Dick Cheney sat down next to Senator John Edwards for rousing debate last night. Hoosier Parliament made a great observation about this meeting of the mind and the mindless.

The night before, I was speaking with a friend of mine that is not Bush supporter (we'll call her Jessica), and we were discussing the upcoming VP showdown. We both agreed, Edwards would be slaughtered by Cheney. By the way she strongly dislikes Edwards, despite their common party affiliation, warrants mentioning.

Anyway, I don't think it was a shalacking like I predicted, but I do think Cheney was better, hands down. At times I think Edwards was defensive, he interrupted Cheney more than once, didn't answer questions at times, and didn't follow directions (with out using your candidate name....). Edwards got a few digs in as well, and he used some of his "Fancy Lawyerin'" to not answer questions. Pretty slick.

We played a drinking game at my house where everytime Edwards said "Haliburton" we took a drink. And yes, I was pretty well on my way by the end of the debate. I think he said it 5 or 6 times in on question... that's a lot of tequila.

Does it ring in on anyone that Haliburton is the only company in America that does construction projects like this? No other company could handle such a large job. And the no bid contract... isn't that the point of having friends in high places? To get things like discounts, free Jags tickets, and cars at costs? How many times have you heard/said "I have a friend who is a lawyer and he always does free legal work for me"? For cryin out loud, people were asking me to use my roommates Tahoe and he was out of the country! It just so happens that these two friends are the President and Vice President, so it's publicized.

Ok, I'm done. Thanks for playing along.