Thirty minutes into the VP debate, I think I've identified a pattern.
Gwen Ifill: "Mr. Vice President, question." Cheney: "Talking points having nothing to do with the question." Edwards: "You're misrepresenting the facts." Cheney: "No, YOU'RE misrepresenting the facts. And John Kerry is consistently on the wrong side of defense." Ifill: "Senator Edwards, question." Edwards: "Talking points having nothing to do with the question." Cheney: "You're misrepresenting the facts. And John Kerry is consistently on the wrong side of defense." Edwards: "No, YOU'RE misrepresenting the facts." (Repeat ad nauseam.)
Bring back the League of Women Voters, already, so we can have actual debates again!