{"id":4324,"date":"2008-01-07T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/dave-barrys-take-on-the-abc-ne.html"},"modified":"2008-01-07T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T10:29:00","slug":"dave-barrys-take-on-the-abc-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/01\/dave-barrys-take-on-the-abc-ne.html","title":{"rendered":"Dave Barry’s take on the ABC News debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t think that Gibson would make a good president but I do agree with him that the candidates were pretty testy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

But those who watched the debates saw history in the making, as it became clear, over the course of the evening, that one person, and one person only, embodies the wisdom, the judgment, the maturity and — yes — the simple humanity that this nation desperately needs in its next president: Charlie Gibson.
\nUnfortunately he can’t afford the pay cut. This means we’re stuck with the actual candidates, who, as I say, are in a testy mood, as was evidenced in the Republican debate when John McCain and Mike Huckabee, during a particularly testy exchange over illegal immigration, gave Mitt Romney a wedgie. The Democrats, meanwhile, continued their ongoing obsessive argument about change — who is the most for change; who has done the most changing; who can change with the changing times to bring change to those who need a change; who has taken the time, with all this tromping around New Hampshire night and day demanding change, to change their underwear; etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BTW, go check out Dennis Kucinich leer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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