The Debate is on

Here we are waiting the ten remaining minutes until the debate starts. The kids have decided that they need to stay up and watch with us. Helene has actually expressed her political views and has given us reasons why she prefers Kerry over Bush. It was astounding, because I certainly did not have a political opinion at the age of nine! I mean her father and I are still not sure what we need to do. I mean, we are like a lot of other americans, we know what we don't want, but we sure wish we knew more about our choices...

I am starting to cringe on all the debate flashbacks that are happening. I can't imagine being the candidate that is shown over and over again as making the huge blunder that cost the debate. I mean, the sighs for Gore were probably awful to have to see the following day, but now, four years later, to have them shown on the screen every fiftenn seconds. You just must be sick to death of the whole thing. Ford saying that there is no communist rule in Poland. OK, the guy made a mistake, we need to get over it.

At any rate, we are having a good time discussing the election with the kids. We are stressing the need to talk about positive points about both candidates, and the negatives about both. The kids are surprized to find that they know relatively little about either candidate and that is making them curious. It certainly is making us, as parents, take on the whole election in a whole new light.

OK, the show starts now. Gotta go.