Well....what was that??? Quite a different tone than last week's debate ending. Many are scratching their heads wondering "What in the world just happened?" A meltdown? A raving lunatic? I am conducting my personal post-mortem, coming up with lists of things Paul Ryan could have done to defuse the hysterical VP. My, oh my! Talk about being over-coached!
The news outlets mostly show the debate as a draw, with some varying a few degrees either way. One site, CNBC, showed Ryan was the winner by 20 points, based upon style and substance. Another commentator, Krauthammer, declared it this way: "If you listened on the radio, Biden won. If you watched on TV, Ryan won." At one point I told Justin that I feared the VP would suddenly vanish, like a Cheshire Cat, with all the insipid grinning. On the other hand, it did not present well, to me, to have Ryan sipping from his glass so frequently.
Hardly into the debate, the VP told a whopper of a lie, among others, claiming the government was never asked for additional security for the consulate in Libya, when only this week the testimony before the House reported otherwise. Does he think no one will notice this?
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-insinuates-he-didnt-vote-afghanistan-iraq-wars_654253.html
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-insinuates-he-didnt-vote-afghanistan-iraq-wars_654253.html
On the radio today, I was listening to a type of game show one network does, where the guys call area convenience stores in the cities from where football teams play. Today it was Green Bay and Houston, as they have a match up on Sunday. The one question was "Where is Benghazi?", and the store clerk said, "I don't know....Wal-Mart?" She thought it was someone's name!!! And she votes!
Justin and I had home-made apple pie at the culmination of the debate, but we felt less than celebratory. Shoot! The good news, according to the pundits, is this debate does little to affect the outcome of the race. What it does do is show the fellows in the light of being one heartbeat away from the Presidency. I think Paul Ryan would serve our nation well, without getting the giggles!
About the pie---Justin did stop after work Wednesday to get the ice cream for the pie. He called me from Publix to see if there was anything I needed (so thoughtful!) and was pleased to get his ice cream at BO/GO pricing. He was astonished that folks would pay over $6 for just one half gallon. This is one of those things which affect every 'class' of people in our nation. The cost of milk and bread is getting up there! And meat!
The pie is quite tasty, his apple peeler helicopter doing the work nicely. When he went to cut the pie, after cooling, it was still rather runny. He said, "Every piece is Lynn's piece!", a family joke. My sister, Lynn, always seemed to get the piece of dessert that was upside down or falling apart. The curse of the first born! Later he told me that he missed putting the flour in with the apples which would have thickened the contents. It matters not to me---tastes amazing!
My Friday night just opened up. The group working on the church archives was going to gather to work on the project but Judy C. called to say she wasn't going to make it, so I cancelled the whole thing. We can try again another Friday, next week being a good one! I am not a little bit sorry, won't mind having a nice evening at home.
