Let’s get one thing straight. It’s not a debate.

It’s a television show featuring two old dudes bragging about themselves and putting down the other guy. It’s Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show. From this pointless staged spectacle, we’re supposed to… what, exactly? Whose mind is getting changed by watching 90 minutes of this bullshit? It’s a rhetorical question but I’ll answer, anyway: nobody.

The fact is, if you don’t know who you’re voting for at this point, you’re a moron. These two white guys may share platinum AARP status, but that’s about all they share. I’m not going to spell out the differences between them for you because you already know them, but just in case you need a refresher: Joe Biden is the one interested in preserving democracy, institutions, our alliances, and our nation. Donald Trump is the other guy.

Don’t get me wrong, presidential debates have their place. Obama/McCain, for example, gave Americans a chance to measure two senators side by side, hear their contrasting policy proscriptions, and walk away feeling like they’d learned a thing or two about where the two men stood.

What the hell are we gonna learn this week? Again, it’s a........

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