Thursday, October 16, 2008

Three Strikes. You're Out.


The third and final Presidential debate ended with Sen. Obama winning in post-debate polls conducted by both CNN and by CBS. The CNN results had viewers awarding the debate to Obama by 58 to 31. Sixty six percent had positive views of Obama, compared to 49 percent for McAngry. CBS' poll of undecided voters had similar results: Obama won the debate among them by a margin of 53 to 22. That makes the third debate that viewers said Obama won.

The most striking thing about the debates continued to be the difference in the candidates' personality and demeanor. Obama was calm, rational, and informed. McAngry was aggressive, snarling and seething with hostility that showed in the way he glared at Obama. And did you notice McNasty's rapid blinking? Weird.

Given the fact that one of these men will have their finger on the nuclear trigger, isn't it past time to ask if something strange is going on in McAngry's noggin? Some unresolved Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or related mental illness? Everyone has some temper to deal with, but this guy is a ticking time bomb. Remember what his Rethuglican colleague of nearly 30 years, Sen. Thad Cochran said just last January about McAngry?

"The thought of his being President sends a cold chill down my spine. He's erratic. He's hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."