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More of the same...

I feel sorry for the uninformed voter who was watching much of tonight's, final presidential debate, at least if they don't have the time to do fact checks. There were few strong statements made that didn't involve a need for detailed follow-ups. Sometimes it was difficult to keep from being distracted by the frothing bits of mucus at the right corner of and inside Dubya's mouth as he held it open for so long.

Fortunately, as the debate approached the two thirds mark it hopefully became more easily discernable to even the less informed that Kerry was in command of more facts, while Bush kept resorting to wishful thinking both about his own record and what Kerry has actually said on the campaign trail and done as a member of the senate. That everything went so soft for everyone near the end was due to the faith and "strong women" questions -- ones I suppose I can't blame Bob Schieffer for wanting to use to bend matters to a more affirming finish. The faith question is on the minds of some of the voters and I can't blame him for wanting to have the candidates come away on an up beat rather than seeing the tension rise to a shrill conclusion.

I'm weary, and unfortunately it's getting to be the worst time to give in to that weariness. We're too close to election day, the stakes are too high and the margin for error razor thin. I have to continue to push, push, push. November 2nd is rapidly approaching.

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