Town Hall Presidential Debate

I am a little slow writing on this one. I didn't take notes this time, so will forget everything good. Well, most of the good stuff ended up on Saturday Night Live.
This debate was in a town hall format. 140 undecided voters as identified by the Gallup organization, were invited to attend and prepare two questions, one President Bush and one for Senator Kerry. The moderator, Charles Gibson, then chose which questions would be asked and in what order. The time allotments were the same as the other two debates.
This was really a repeat of their first debate. Both men wore similar color suits and ties as they did the first time around, though this time Bush's tie was solid blue, a big improvement in my book. Both men said the same thing on foreign policy as the first debate, and echoed the vice presidential debates on domestic issues.
What it really came down to were slip-ups and personality. Both men made mistakes and had lots of awkward pauses in their answers, which may be a sign that they were thinking about their answers, or just that they couldn't remember which canned response to give. The most interesting mistake was by Bush, in which he referred to Senator Kennedy as the most liberal Senator. I think this statement is probably true, too bad he's running against Senator Kerry. I really wish that Kerry had made a little joke out of this, it would have shown a sense of humor which I think many find lacking in him. George Bush, on the other hand, should try to stay more serious, especially since he was the only one finding his jokes funny. Bush's whole response to the $84 he made from lumber sales made him look like an idiot, not a comedian.
Two other things that were of note during the debate, Kerry's response to a question on taxes and a phrase that Bush kept using. In response to a question on new taxes in which he was asked to look straight into the camera and say he would not raise taxes, Kerry did exactly that. It was reminiscent of Bush Sr and the "read my lips" quote. But, Bush did not respond with that (which would have shown him to ba a comedian) but instead accused Kerry of not answering and then using the phrase, "You can run, but you can't hide." What? Bush used this quote several times, and each time, I sat back in wonderment at what must be going through that brain. All I can say is that I would have paid money for him to say, "Dog will hunt."