Friday, October 23, 2020

Progress in the Presidential Debate: I'd like to see more of this

I would like to acknowledge Kristen Welker for the great job she did moderating the debate.  I would also like to acknowledge the engineers that developed the microphone kill switch so that the candidates could be controlled from talking over each other. 

Here's a couple of quotes from the debate last Thursday that I would like to see more of.  They showed the most honesty that I viewed the whole evening.  

Regarding COVID-19

[10:58] TrumpIt's not my fault that it came here... You know what, it's not Joe's fault that it came here either.

[18:58] Trump: ...So he's allowed to make mistakes, he happens to be a good person. [Referring to Fauci]

Regarding Immigration

BidenBecause we made a mistake...

Regarding the Crime Bill in the 80s and 90s

Biden...It was a mistake. I've been trying to change it since then...

The general theme I agree with is that stuff happens that you can't blame on anyone and people make mistakes.  The truth is that this is a very complex world and no single person or policy is going to fix it.    Some things may never be fixed (poverty, crime, disease).  No candidate or political party, even yours, is going to solve problems that have existed for millenia.  Not even your candidate.  Sometimes it is better to do nothing than to try the solution that you are 100% absolutely sure will work, even though there is no evidence that in this particular circumstance it will work.

  

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