Notice that the first two debates in the race toward November have been defined by their style and not by their substance.  Are we, as Americans, missing out on what's really important here?  Yeah, so these guys have things to say on issues like entitlements, taxes and foreign policy, but if you think back ... what quotes on these policies really stand out thus far?  Can you remember how any of them handled those topics, in detail?  Prolly not.  Policies are intricate; style is easy.  Everyone can comment about Joe Biden's grinning or Obama's Xanax performance, but what about the issues?

I suppose you can’t have it all.  At least people are actually tuning in to watch these debates, rather than sitting on the sidelines.  Someone, somewhere made the observation that this may be a bad thing for Obama … that so many people are tuning into these debates, because it shows that people are looking for an alternative.  Right now, Obama’s alternative is looking pretty durn good in the polls.  Both Gallup and Rasmussen have Romney at 49%, with Obama trailing slightly behind at 47%.  I have no idea if this reflects voters since the VP debate.  However, I think that tomorrow night’s presidential debate will be more important than the VP debate.  And let me tell you … do NOT expect the same Obama that we saw two weeks ago.  For his sake, let’s hope he doesn’t take any debate tips from Joe Biden.  For America’s sake, let’s hope he does.  For Obama to go from apathetic to bully may seem like he is trying too hard, forcing it and not being true to himself.  The American people can sense these things.  Which brings us full circle … style over substance.