ROUND ONE

Bush/Kerry a tie? Click on Sandy Dumont, "The Image Architect". Message for the next debate: "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society." Mark Twain

While single women in Japan were getting to know their 'Boyfriend's Arm' pillows, Washingtonians were hunkered down for the much anticipated Presidential debates. By 4 o'clock with only hours left to go, it felt like the closing bell on Wall Street.

Mardi Gras arrived early in Coral Gables where the scene resembled a frat party in Margaritaville backed up by an LL Cool J concert. It was colorful. With the exception of MSNBC's Host Joe Scarborough, the orange alert prevailed, which reminded me to toss all of my tans in a bottle.

After weeks of redundant "what should they say", "what will they say", what they did say was a relief, not necessarily for what they did say, but just that they finally said it, which wasn't much.

The best thing that came out of this 'debate' is a much needed dialogue about important issues and however belatedly, something that now resembles a campaign.

ROUND 2

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ..........by ten o'clock, it was an easy choice to catch up on some reading.

ROUND 3

According to White House Trail Mix CQ columnist Craig Crawford: "It's the war, stupid. For this campaign, Democratic guru James Carville would have to rewrite his famous 1992 mantra, "It's the economy, stupid." Carville devised the slogan to keep his easily distracted candidate, Bill Clinton, focused on the message that ultimately won back the White House for the Democrats. This year, both presidential candidates have settled on the same theme. This election is a referendum on the Iraq War.

Whatever happens Nov. 2, it's about the war. And one of the two candidates is going to look stupid."

 

Which one?

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