I didn't plan on watching the debate, but it came over the radio I was listening to at the time. Predictably, there was no debate or discussion of political issues relevant to the governing of the U.S. Just a spate of attempted sensationalism about personality flaws and emotional mud slinging. You'd think the presidential election was a contest similar to reality TV's American Idol, with nothing to do about intelligent leadership ability. As I predicted, America is the loser in this debate, and the upcoming election.