American Presidential Election Debate

I recently read an article from the New York Times entitled Candidates Clash on the Economy and Iraq in Debate by Adam Nabourney and Jeff Zeleny. In it, the recent debate is talked about and how the two candidates argued over seemingly endless numbers of topics. Mainly, the article talks about their discussions about America's economy and the current war in Iraq. Senator Obama spoke about his opinion of how the economy has been handled throughout the past eight years, his opinion being that the current president has not been keeping the economy fair for all citizens of the USA. Obama, throughout the length of the debate, accused McCain of having views that are too similar to George Bush, which he also accused of being a wrong thing. Senator McCain held his ground for the first round of the debate but then "became more animated" (Nabourney, Zeleny) during the time of which they debated about the war against terror. McCain was frequently coming back to the idea that Obama was "green and inexperienced" (Nabourney, Zeleny) and was not right for the role of president. They both had their share of arguments, and I'm also sure that many people across the country watching from home had their own arguments about the debate. The article I read is long and includes many points to it from both political sides as well as from the authors. Everyone has their owns opinions about the election, about the economy, about the war, and everyone has the means to defend their beliefs. Even little children who argue over something as small as whether a toy is theirs or someone else's have the ability to defend themselves with words, just as these two presidential candidates can. Argument and debate can make or break someone and at any stage in their life. Sometimes, it's a bigger issue than others but they still are all issues, no matter how small. I'm sure any person can relate to this concept in more ways than one. I know I can and Senator's Barrack Obama and John McCain better be able to, or else they wouldn't be up on that stage, talking in front of millions of viewers!