Reply #90: Mostly agree with this, but Edwards had the additional advantage of

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not coming off like the Evil Dead. Which is not inconsiderable.

I thought Edwards got in some excellent jabs, and he really shines when he's talking about economic issues. In other spots I found him a bit shaky. You know, I like him well enough, I'm glad he's in the veep spot, I think he's charming and likable and well-spoken, more so about some issues than others. And I'm very glad to see that he doesn't pull punches. Overall, though, I'm really glad, more than ever, that the #1 and #2 spots shook out the way they did.

Cheney, though...I guess the one thing I'll give him credit for is that, at least on the non physical combat front, he's not nearly as much of a chickenshit as *. In fact he actually seems to thrive on attacks. He's definitely smarter than *. But Christ, he's *boring.* I hadn't expected that. It was interesting: the only times he seemed to get animated was when he had an excuse to slam back at Edwards. Nastiness is his forte. The rest of the time...he kind of mumbled, I thought, and he talked too fast. I actually couldn't focus on what he was saying, I found. As for body language...well, it's certainly more controlled than Bush's, but I'm not sure that's such a good thing in his case. That rodent sneer seems permanently engraved into his face. And there were moments when I just shuddered; you could see that the *really* nasty side of him was under wraps, which is boggling. I was actually thinking that maybe Edwards ought to stay out of small aircraft for the next while. Or dark alleys. Or at least carry a crucifix and some garlic. brrrr.