I really hope that I am not alone in this line of thought, but I really hate the Presidential Debates.  I did debate back in secondary school and college, and to call these things "debates" is an insult to pillow and tickle fights everywhere. 

I don't know how anyone could make an educated decision about the election with this tripe.  The format and short strung together sound bites are an insult to even the average American's intelligence.  There is nothing that this debate delivers that you couldn't get by watching the news clips of the campaign trail.

No, give me a good Lincoln-Douglas style debate and not this namby pamby Q&A.  A good sound, well reasoned, and deep interchange of positions and statements.  If these candidates REALLY feel these things in their hearts (as they say) then they would have no problem with the other person grilling them in that Lincoln-Douglas format.  At this point don't the American people deserve that depth?

Oh, and BTW, "my" candidate won the pillow fight.  :-)

- Josh