Thoughts on the Debate

Tonight’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris was termed, “a debate, not a debacle”, by NBC News. It might have been Savannah Guthrie who coined this, but I’m not sure.

Here are my thoughts on the debate, in brief:

I thought Mike Pence scored a few points:

The Trump Administration has shown some leadership in the following areas –Gaining some economic groundPulling out of the Iran Nuclear Agreement which might have been flawed and weakened usNot showing vulnerability at key timesI believed him when he said he was opposed to abortionI thought he made a good point about the friendship of Ginsburg and Scalia

I thought Kamala Harris scored many points:

The Biden/Harris Ticket has indicated they will address some key flaws in the current Trump leadership –They will ensure that economic advantage will be distributed with more parityThey will ensure that alternate energy sources will be further developedThere will be more jobs as a result of their environmental agendaThere will be a meeting of the minds in Washington DC to address the problems of race and other divisive issues1There will be no tax increases for Americans earning less than $400K per yearThe Corona Virus will be taken seriouslyMeasures will be taken to ensure schools can reopen, but only with proper distancing and PPE, and smaller teacher to student ratios

I felt Mike Pence showed many weaknesses:

He evaded most questionsHe answered with subjects not on the tableHe disrespected his time limitsHe interrupted Kamala Harris repeatedlyHe appeared to be smugHe disrespected Senator Harris personallyHe disrespected Senator Harris professionallyHe disrespected the moderatorTrump did the same thing but proved less shrewd in the implementation than his VPThat is not a compliment to Pence

The only weaknesses Harris seemed to show:

She evaded the question about whether she’d stack the benchShe seemed to posture a bit, but Pence seemed to posture a lot

My last post was about respect for authority. I hope I have been respectful. Both speakers are leaders in our government. I suppose I am vacillating and fighting myself on issue of respect for leaders and on whom is truly holding up Christian principles in government.

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1This point was actually made specifically by Joe Biden in his recent Town Hall Address