Does it matter?

I was going to stay up and watch the Vice-Presidential debate, but then I realised that it wasn't really worth it. Firstly, because not only does Dick Cheney make me want to throw stuff at the TV when he appears, but also because I can't help thinking that John Edwards, even though everyone seems to think he's a nice guy, keeps reminding me of Ken Wind from Elektra: Assassin. Secondly, it's because Vice-Presidential debates may create a few interesting quotes (Bentsen's 'You're no Jack Kennedy', Stockdale's 'Who am I? Why am I here?') they don't tend to make any difference to the overall election. And looking at various reactions, it seems that everyone was either distinctly underwhelmed - or going along with their partisan leanings - by last night as well.

Still, two more Bush-Kerry debates to go, and hopefully I'll be liveblogging one or both of them, either here or maybe over at Fistful.