And We're Back

Remember how I said I was going to take a break from reading/writing about politics? Well, it was unsuccessful. Don't be shocked, because I'm not. How I have been feeling recently? Agreeing with Andrew a lot, that's for damn sure:

From the NYT:

At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., will have shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees, the advisers said. There will also be much less opportunity for free-wheeling, direct exchanges between the running mates.

McCain advisers said they had been concerned that a loose format could leave Ms. Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.

Are you fucking kidding me? We are now rigging the debate formats to compensate for a know-nothing, mendacious Manchurian candidate drilled in meaningless talking points? And the Obama team agreed to this? And so did the press?

Emphasis mine.

She's been the VP nominee for three weeks, but where the hell has she been? No press conference? Two interviews? And now we are dumbing down our debates for her.

God, I am fucking tired of this.