~ the vice presidential debate makes our brains hurt. it seems contradictory that cheney says that marriage is an issue for the states, then immediately criticizes massachusetts, a state, for advancing marriage in that state. anyway, cheney did not say much that we agreed with, but there was one thing in which we can’t find fault:

CHENEY: They know that if you go, for example, to factcheck.com, an independent Web site sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, you can get the specific details with respect to Halliburton.

we agree that you should peep out the site he recommends. trust us: http://www.factcheck.com

also, we hope that ms. ifill is forced to forfeit what they paid her for moderating; whatever it was, it was too much.

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