E Pluribus Unum

Count me among those who feel the number of debates is just fine. Granted, I don't watch every one of them (I got blindsided a couple of times because I flat-out didn't know they were happening) but they serve an important function in a year when there is no sitting president or vice-president running for the nomination. Scarecrow elaborates on this:

The debates they’re having now over foreign policy, or health care details and trade provisions are helping all of them refine the larger Democratic message. They are collectively writing the Democratic platform, instead of leaving that to the front runner a year before the conventions. They are all getting better, and Kucinich, who helps keep them all honest, reminds people that short men are not stupid or weak, and can rally the country. And it just makes me smile to wonder what Chris Matthews must think when his post-debate “experts” all agree that Kucinich did great.

Anyway, speaking of Kucinich, is it me or do you also believe that if he and Edwards were to switch bodies, he'd be doing better in the polls than Edwards is? In other words, is Kucinich a more authentic Edwards...than Edwards himself?

P.S. And -- dang! -- every time there's a Dem debate, traffic on this blog spikes...for the short post I wrote about Kucinich's wife. In fact, as of this morning, E Pluribus Unum is ranked #3 in Google for the keyword phrase "Kucinich's wife."

P.P.S. Come to think of it, we're ranked #1and #2 in Google for the keyword phrase "Gonzalez liar."