The Debates
I've been very impressed with the debates thus far, although I'm pretty sure that I'll be disgusted again after the Town Hall on the 8th. (The moderater of the VP debate asked silly, rambling questions, I'm supposed to believe Joe Random is going to do better?) The tone has been fairly even and civilized, which is a refreshing change after the last 12 vitriol filled months. It would be nice if that sort of dialogue could be sustained over an entire campaign season, rather than clogging the airwaves with slime-by-proxy.
Special mention should go to the way both VP candidates refused to spew nonsense when the moderator wanted to use the gay marriage issue to create sparks. I got the impression very clearly that Cheney thinks that the party is in the wrong in this case (which doesn't get him off the hook for standing behind the position, even though he has little choice), and Edwards managed to state the Democratic position without making a huge issue of the VP's personal stake in the issue.