Posted by
Tonewah on Friday, November 16, 2007 5:13:00 AM
What a free-for-all. All the Democratic candidates came out swinging, last night. Edwards and Obama came out hot, with an axe to grind on Clinton. She swung back, and landed a few good blows. Then, suddenly, Obama took a wild haymaker swing and almost knocked himself out.
Edwards spent most of the rest of the debate on the ropes, defending himself, while Obama crawled around, looking for his mouthpiece. Even Kucinich took a few pops at Edwards, who, despite trying to deflect the blows by saying, "That's funny, Dennis," visibly buckled when Kucinich made the attack.
Chris Dodd made some points, drawing a positive pop from the crowd, that were almost immediately stolen by Bill Richardson, who insinuated Dodd was wrong, while completely agreeing with him. Richardson looked like he was on the verge of a heart-attack once or twice. His mouth was moving and he was gripping the podium oddly when he wasn't speaking. I expected him to ask for some pepto, or something.
Joe Biden won the thing, though. He was funny, articulate, and irreverent. After letting all the others beat on one another, he stole the show with some one-liners and by actually having a point to most of his answers. I would never consider voting for any of these tax-and-spenders, but Biden made the most sense. I don't understand why he's not a front-runner.
My Dem Debates Ranking:
1. Biden
2. Dodd
3. Kucinich
4. Clinton
5. Richardson
6. Edwards
7. Obama