i will admit to past

i will admit to past feelings of nausea at the thought of any of the current candidates becoming the next u.s. president, but after tonight's debate i think i may have found my man. i think many americans (and others) will agree that george w. impressed and surprised with some of his views.

BUSH: I want to take one-half of the surplus and dedicate it to Social Security, one-quarter of the surplus for important projects, and I want to send one-quarter of the surplus back to the people who pay the bills.

bush starts in with his very first statement saying something that is extremely meaningful to me, as a person who is dedicated to important projects. although he was just a little bit vague, i think it is clear that he is behind the same important projects as most people are. clearly, he is willing to commit fully one-quarter of the surplus to the success of these projects. can i just say "wow".

LEHRER: All right, three and a half minutes is up. New question.
BUSH: I hope it's about wealthy people.

now, i know that bush doesn't really introduce any new material here, but i like a man who isn't afraid to say what he is thinking. the plan for bush was to stick to what he knows, and clearly here he is just expressing his hope that jim lehrer would ask him about the thing he knows the most about, wealthy people. ballsy move, dub.

BUSH: I guess my answer to that is, the man's running on Mediscare, trying to frighten people in the voting booth. That's just not the way I think, and I that's just not my intentions. That's not my plan.

any man who can say "and i that's just not my intentions" and not burst out laughing has what it takes to lead the united states into the next millenium.

BUSH: Surely we can fight off these laws that will encourage doctors -- to allow doctors to take the lives of our seniors.

absolutely! i didn't even realise this was up in the air, but here's something i think we can all get behind bush on. surely no one wants to allow (and especially not encourage) doctors to take the lives of seniors. i hadn't even recognized this as a problem, and i think governor bush for bringing it to our attention. let's keep those seniors around!

BUSH: (talking about a public school in Texas) ...It's a school full of so-called at-risk children. It's how we, unfortunately, label certain children. It means basically they can't learn.

i'm glad someone finally has the courage to take a stand here. i think we are all tired of our tax dollars going to support children who cannot learn. those children should not be going to school at all. too bad bush is against late-term abortion or maybe we could get rid of them altogether.

BUSH: Well, I've been standing up to big Hollywood, big trial lawyers -- what was the question? It was about emergencies, wasn't it?

hollywood, trial lawyer, emergencies, who cares? what's important is that bush talked about what *he* wanted to talk about. we need someone in office who won't let some pansy reporter make him look foolish by asking him questions he knows nothing about. way to take control of the debate, governor bush.

in closing, i do want to encourage everyone, especially my parents, to watch the remaining two debates and decide for yourself whether george w. bush is a man you would want to have as your next (rich, white, christian, with children) president. i am neither desirous not qualified to decide for you, although i am always available to provide my opinion. read it here, fresh daily.

Tuesday 03-Oct-00