September 26, 2016:

Last night I wrote a posting while watching the Presidential debate. A lengthy tirade where I dissected every point and counter point made by the candidates. I was visceral when it came to my critique of the moderator. But in the end I decided to sit on it over night and let the whole experience sort of work its way through my system. When morning came I found myself realizing that what I got out of the first debate was that I still am not impressed with either candidate however some of those preconceived notions have been further refined in my mind. Yes, Donald is a complete ass but I have a stronger sense of an honest idiot. He is not trying to be anyone else but himself and on many occasions he seems to be waiting for the rest of us to catch up with him. On the other hand ole Hillary continued to be the uptight debate team captain that hoped nobody saw her with her retainer. Angry because nobody liked her and if this were a movie we would need one or two scream queens for the class reunion scene. She was prepared like any good attorney would be when they are going to court. He was the businessman ready to make the next good deal to get away from all the old bad one’s. Although she technically won hands down I found myself overhearing conversations at the deli and in the grocery store by young and old, middle class and poor (the real rich don’t shop or go to the deli) and they all said the same thing. She was uptight, she can’t tell the truth about anything, he should have nailed her, and so on. She may have won the argument but in the end seemed to lose what she was looking to gain.