So for the first time in the Democratic campaign for president so far, I watched one of the debates from start to finish. How depressing.

John Edwards, a senator, doesn’t understand what the Defense of Marriage Act says but knows he would have voted against it.

Wesley Clark, a former general, didn’t have the common sense to say directly that Dubya wasn’t in fact a deserter, as claimed by celebrity endorser Michael Moore.

Al Sharpton, a disgusting human being pretending to run for president, clearly has no clue what the Federal Reserve Board is or does.

Kerry didn’t hurt himself, Dean didn’t help himself, and Lieberman did well in terms of debate points, but it won’t help him any.

And Kucinich?

As president of the United States I would lead this country on a new energy initiative. In the same way that President John F. Kennedy decided to bring the academic and spiritual resources of this country to have the United States reach the moon someday, I intend to have a very infinitely interesting journey to planet Earth.

Yeah, Dennis, let us know when you get here.