I agree, but do think that it is important that a President be able to articulate his principles and positions when under fire. The President of the U.S. has the world’s most effective bully pulpit and I want our next President to be able to use it to persuade the people to embrace the scope of change that will be needed to pull us out of the debt crisis we are in.
I have never in my entire life seen a president debate someone other than when he is running for office, presidents don’t debate, they give speeches and if you have ever heard a Perry speech would would know that he gives amazing speeches.