>>His past actions and statements as a soldier and Senator are in direct contradiction to the sewage that passed his lips tonite.
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People know that already which accounts for his standing in the polls thust far - not so hot. Bush revealed nothing new, and some could argue he made some statements that could hurt him with the fence sitters - e.g., "won too fast" , "stay on the offensive"
Neither of those statements are going to bring in supporters who weren't already there. If people don't know Bush is a shoot from the hip kinda guy by now, well shame on them. So there was no revelation that would bring people into his fold.
Kerry, on the other hand, was a man without an idea before tonight. It seems a lot of his campaign has been on the fact that he isn't Bush. But tonight he did lay out foreign policy and goals, and was the first to bring up unguarded nuclear material. He also conveyed a sense of urgency in North Korea, and Bush seemed to pass it off. Make no mistake - North Korea has threatened the US with the use of nuclear weapons - and it has them.
Kerry also expressed concern about Iran, and Bush (curiously) seemed diplomacy would be effective in Iran (worked for Carter right?).
Anyway, a lot of Kerry's position on foriegn policy wasn't widely known before tonight, so that was a revelation. Its my guess it will get him more votes than it costs him, and I think the polls will show he benifited more from the debate than Bush. We'll know real soon - about 12 hours.
