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...sense, the trend provides an interesting riff on a chord that theorists of democracy have long been playing, one that dates back to none other than Socrates. In the Republic, Socrates describes for his companions what he terms the Democratic Man, a figure who panders shamelessly to public whim and so wins its approval. To my mind, what is distinct about our American democracy is not that we have these Democratic Men--for we have legions of them--rather it is that thing to which our Democratic Men (and Women) so often pander, namely, our hunger for a great leader...
...Closing statements? Bush's finish was the better, I think. More vision, more sweep. Gore's I'm-really-honest riff underscored his problem - too much distancing from Clinton...
...Bush is very, very smart to keep coming back to ending the partisanship in Washington. It's a good riff...
...ROUND 5: Gore did OK on the campaign finance question and the one about kids being exposed to sex and violence. (Why didn't W. praise Tipper? It woulda been a home run and preempted Al.) His praise of McCain was a good riff. And so was Bush's riff about more civility on Washington. The ideal candidate would have found a way to fuse both messages...
...Bush did well on the affirmative action question, I thought. And Gore's response was OK. Clinton woulda blown them both out of the water with a big riff on bringing people together. It might have all been pablum but he would have done it better...