October 13, 2004

Policy deficit?

If you're a policy wonk, you probably hated that exercise. If you're a 21st-century American social critic you probably loved it.

If I were king (or chairman of the Presidential Debate Commission), Bob Schieffer would never again be invited to moderate. He asked too many soft questions and not enough about the serious domestic issues, I thought.

Update: I may have spoken too soon. Aside from the Osama bin Laden "unconcerned" quote, the biggest error may have been GWB's suggestion that all the 45-year-old managers and programmers whose jobs have been outsourced should just go back to community college for retraining. That's being universally scorned. I had the same reaction when he said it, but I understimated how angry it would make people.

Posted by Linkmeister at October 13, 2004 05:40 PM
Comments

I agree. Bob should not be allowed anywhere near a debate.

Posted by: shelley at October 14, 2004 04:28 AM

"The No Child Left Behind Act is really a jobs act."

I thought it was a stretch, too.

Posted by: Mighty Hunter at October 14, 2004 08:39 AM