Last night's Democratic debate should be the last debate for Brian Williams and Tim Russert to moderators. They are hopeless at asking questions of candidates that reflect what a candidate would do if elected and what their Presidency would look like. We all know what the candidates positions are concerning Iraq and Iran yet their questions are a rerun of previous debates.
How do the candidates plan to reverse the eight years of record deficit spending when Bush leaves office? How do they plan to restore the moral mantle of world leadership that our past presidents enjoyed? How do they plan to once again bring accountability to our leaders? How do they plan to restore the basic rights of Americans that have been violated in the name of fighting terror?
The news was out before the debate that John Edwards and Barrack Obama were going to go after Senator Clinton and her positions. Williams and Russert made sure that happened by asking the questions those candidates said they would raise. Williams and Russert actually enjoyed asking those questions, but unfortunately, it did nothing to further educate the people who would like to hear how the candidates will deal with the many serious problems that will be left to the next president.
Brian Williams and Tim Russert. Both are poor excuses for moderators and demonstrated journalism at its worst last night.
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