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Mort was off tonight--I couldn't believe it. Bush was awesome. I listened with and without the picture and he was great either way. W was a little over-emphatic without the picture but Kerry was definitely the contender w/o credentials visually and Bush was great either way. Bush was alive--a definite improvement over debate #1. I can't believe the polls say Kerry won---on what? Finding the dressing room first? The night was W's and the polls will show it in about 5 days. There is no out-take from tonight that Kerry can use for a spin commercial. The night was a loss--like ADD Edwards v. Superintendent Cheney.

We've taken two out of three, no matter how the media spins it--TONIGHT WAS OURS!

I am going to give Mort a break only because I think with him, it's personal.

Mort does not agree with Kerry on the Iraq war, and he thinks he would be a very weak CIC. But Mort just lost his wife last month to Parkinson's disease, and I think that he was focusing on the Stem Cell Research. One of Mort's biggest complaint about President Bush is this issue. In fact it is really the only thing I can think of that Mort is passionate about.

I do not agree with Mort on this issue, but I think it is too close to his heart right now that it is overshadowing the other issues tonight. I would expect the same reaction next week during the domestic policy debate if Stem Cell Research comes up.