The Debate
Updated 2008-04-18 19:29:00
We start with about five seconds of Santos and Vinick backstage before the debate. They're both pretty nervous, don't ya know. Despite having agreed to "a real debate" last week, the two campaigns have worked out a complex set of time limits and rebuttals and re-rebuttals. And then, in their opening statements, the two candidates junk the rules. What follows is an hour (with only eight minutes of commercials) of two politicians debating. Santos is a Democrat, and thinks that the government can and should solve problems. Vinick is a Republican who thinks that the market can and should solve problems, and he never met a tax cut he didn't like. And that's about it. Get ready for the shortest recap ever.