I’ve watched a quarter of the YouTube debates, and I still stand by my statement that this is a gimmick and not revolutionary. Here are a few thoughts:

I don’t know why but Hillary Clinton scares me.

I can’t stand Chris Dodd’s pretentious diction.

When responses are limited to a minute, the debate is really susceptible to soundbites and talking points; I am getting to know the candidates, but only in the way that they want me to know them. For example, I know that Senator Edwards will fight to special interests… or so he says.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina was not primarily affected by race. Bush is incompetent, his cronies are incompetent, and that is a constant. Note: I still think race was a factor with preparations, but not necessarily the response.

[Note: I dictated the above with my new speech recognition software. I don’t notice any appreciable speed increase, but it was fun to try out.]