502 The Debate

I went to bed about 30 minutes into the debate. Kerry was clearly the better debater, to my inexperienced ear. But what made it intolerable for me was his image at congressional hearings 30 years ago. It just kept popping up. He was good lying then too. Really good. Probably caused many deaths with his deceptions. Anyway, there are many bloggers who blogged throughout. One of the best I read was at NRO after people began commenting on Kerry's body language, which apparently looked like signing:

"I'm listening on radio, so I'm missing all-important body language. But Kerry seems marginally better than Bush. The President sounds determined, but dull-witted. Kerry sounds urgent, but empty."

Yes, that's what was bothering me. Empty.