I hope my regulars, who come here for poems, pictures, and silliness, will bear with me just a little longer. I promise this will not become a poliblog; I’m just a bit obsessed at the moment. Senator Kerry is still the debate winner in today’s polls.  I think my expectations of President Bush were so… Continue reading

I realize these online polls are anything but scientific, but I think they may reflect the strength of feeling on the part of voters.  If, as the polls show now, Senator Kerry is a strong winner, it may mean that Democratic voters are strongly motivated.  Strongly motivated voters vote.  Continue reading

And here’s one from MSNBC Continue reading

Then again, I could be wrong.  Look at this: Continue reading

I’ll have to sit with this for awhile, and watch the recording to see what I missed — but my initial reaction is that this debate does not have a clear winner.  I thought both did quite well, Bush better than I thought he could.  Kerry was more personable; Bush was more reasonable.  So my… Continue reading