The Debate on the Debate

The Obama Matrix, a commentary in the Wall Street Journal, gives a glowing report of Mitt Romney's debate performance, but depicts a rather grim view of Obama's performance.

"Liberals and the media are attempting to explain President Obama's anemic debate performance by claiming that..."

The first sentence in this article is a dead giveaway as to what the author's position and party affiliation are. He doesn't categorize himself openly, but based on the opinions contained in his commentary, we know that he is most likely Republican and a strong Romney supporter. He also describes Obama's debate performance as "anemic" - a less than favorable description.

"For the first time, the carefully crafted campaign illusions that the President has constructed were exposed." The author points out that (during the portion of the debate on future economic plans) Mitt Romney explained his economic plan in depth and point by point, while President Obama "repeated his lines from the stump about Mr. Romney's $5 trillion tax cut for millionaires and billionaires that 'dumps those costs on middle-class Americans' and raises their taxes by $2,000." It did seem as though President Obama was struggling to come up with a response beyond his notes and predetermined arguments.

President Obama spoke in length about his past four years as President and how, in spite of his many "inherited" problems, he has made great, positive progress. The author states that "The evidence of Mr. Obama's time in power includes his 2008 vow to cut the deficit in half. Instead he doubled it in 2009 and then presided over three more $1 trillion-plus reprises. He said he'd cut health costs by $2,500 per family, yet average employee-sponsored family premiums have climbed $1,975 since ObamaCare passed. These are facts." The author goes on to describe the dismal numbers and percentages of unemployment in our country and the number of people who can't get jobs.

This author is definitely more supportive of Governor Romney's debate performance, but don't let that distract from some good, valid points he makes. He also supports his claims with video clips of similar commentary, so be sure to watch those in order to help better understand his view.