It was an interesting debate and they both were well matched, in the end Cheney is a loathesome and power crazed man. His attempt to reign that in was superhuman but neither I nor the majority of people who chose Edwards as the winner can ignore who he really is. You only could think he won the debate if you could believe the endless misderection he engaged in. I have had the same expeirience as rodney :
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I've never really seen Cheney in action other than on a podium, and this debate gave me a really clear picture of who he is. I have met guys like him before, in business and in government. They have the ability to talk endlessly and relentlessly and to counter any point someone raises against them with a torrent of counterpoints. They win by wearing down the other side, if the other side is less confident in their answers.
The thing is, such guys often have the wrong answer to complex problems, because they're not in the habit of accepting advice: conflicts with their Iron Man image. They never falter, never deviate from their paths, and never admit past mistakes except to say that they were unimportant (or that your recollection is wrong). Such tactics will absolutely win the battle in any bureaucracy, where sheer force of will matters less than facts.
And guys like this can absolutely take an organization right off a cliff, when they're wrong. After they win the bureaucratic battle, nobody challenges anything they say anymore. They're in complete control.
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Many Americans buy the strength argument because it makes them feel safer that daddy is taking care of them, but you are actually "heading right off a cliff".