Democratic Debate...

The democratic presidential debates tonight were the best of any so far. Tavis Smily moderated the debate at Howard University and he did a much better job than any of the previous moderators. The debate moved along much faster and the questions seemed to generate more passionate answers. Part of the reason may be that all the candidates are in mid season form by now and they were much better at communicating their views clearly without getting stuck in the muck.

Hillary did another good job and continues to surprise me with her preparation, but again there were no clear winners. I think that Dennis Kucinich surprised many people by making some very clear and bold arguments for ending "for profit" health care without creating a huge windfall for insurance companies. I was amazed to see how well his arguments went over in the setting of a black university. Obama was better than before but still doesn't have the passion in debates that he does in speeches. I still think the whole thing could be over with one passionate speech by Obama which focused on hope and change. Maybe he is holding that as his last trump card. I guess it is still early.

I continue to be impressed with the entire group and hope that people from all political viewpoints will listen. The issues are clear and these candidates have very solid and popular viewpoints if middle America will listen.

Dennis Kucinich

Kucinich is one of the few politicians that sticks to his views even if they are unpopular.