Who explained his positions better? Who was closer to the silent majority in this country who only speak during elections? Who looked Presidential? Who talked policy instead of attempting to sling mud and labels? Kerry. The polls are coming in and they agree with me. Bush now seems like an Osama Bin Laden denyer. He can’t help but lie to cover his tracks in his failure to bring him in. Next thing you know he will say that Bin Laden never attacked us and that Saddam did.

One thing that made me cheer was Kerry’s explaination of the role faith plays in his life and his views on homosexual marriage and abortion. “We are all God’s children.” Refreshing. There are those who use religion as a tool to point fingers at others and tell them to change. There are those who use religion to look in the mirror to ask “what is it I should do?”.

And like Garret, Ritalin did come to mind in watching Bush’s new demeanor.

Dan Gillmor’s assembled a group of panelists to share a week long discussion on e-voting that the public can participate in.

According to the Committee of Seventy Philadelphia’s experience with electronic voting has been a success (so far), and explain how.

The Left Coaster has some information on how to protest this corporation effectively: challenge each of its TV station licence renewals.

A blog focused on boycotting Sinclair advertisers is up and comment threads are getting plenty of activity.

Josh Marshall shares his outrage.

Much more at Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire.

Folks, I just express how upset I am by this, or how upset you should be too.

More info at DailyKos.

The nation’s largest TV chain orders all 62 stations to show an anti-Kerry movie without commercials next week.

More at CNN Money. Why isn’t this worthy of their front page I wonder?

Discussion at Democratic Ungerground.

President Bush again sounded insulted that anyone could dare criticize him or ask him a question. Kevin Drum sums it up nicely for me. Really. He does remind me of someone who is a bit… bipolar. And Kerry does need to find a new way to say “I have a plan”. Then again, Mithras could be right in saying that Bush may have won slightly since his strategy seems to be to pursue the ‘dumb’ vote.

Bottom line, even with a better Bush effort, Kerry sounded and looked Presidential, gave substantial answers to questions, and handled the heat nicely, while Bush did not. Like Garret, I gotta wonder about those folks who want to see Bush reelected in the face of so much evidence. As he says, leadership requires effective communication. Something Bush is not capable of.

That’s Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., summarizing the long awaited report intended to be last word on WMDs and Iraq. The report lays bare that Iraq’s last secret factory was destroyed in 1996 by President Clinton. There were no WMDs in Iraq when we attacked. There haven’t been for a long, long time. Meanwhile Iran has tested a strategic missile.

Dick Cheney said he never met John Edwards, so what about this Dick:

“Congressman Wamp, Senator Edwards, friends from across America, and distinguished visitors to our country from all over the world: Lynne and I are honored to be with you all this morning.” – Dick Cheney

Judging how well the candidates got their message across I would relunctantly say it was a draw. Too many of Cheney’s lies went unchallenged. As I said to many friends, this one would be close to call. Passion, eloquence, and a integrity versus an insider who has been playing the game a long, long time. Hopefully the truth will be outted and the lies exposed for the public to see.

Thanks to Eschaton for the pic and the details.

Update: The more I think about it, the more I believe that Cheney may have fought last night’s battle to a draw, but in doing so, has lost the war. He’s exposed, for the world to see, his lack of credibility and willingness to lie, in a way that can’t be denied.