Let's call it a week

The news topics on New York Times this week seemed to revolve around the Palin and Biden Debate that took place this past Thursday. Although most of the articles touched on this debate, here's my take on the top five objects.

The vice presidential debate was the main object this week. Everything from the days that led up to it, to the analysis afterward, the news dictated that this was the debate to watch. Overall, I felt that the debate seemed very guarded from both sides. Both the Democrats and the Republicans were playing it safe but they were not afraid to throw some tough hits towards their opponents. I don't think that this will be an issue in the coming week(s).

The second presidential debate is big news at Wesleyan and at the New York Times. There are already those anticipating the debate. Wesleyan prepares for it through the Debate Watch, and there are already articles talking about the debate. My guess is that on Monday and Tuesday mornings, NY Times articles will be saying something like this: although McCain's ratings are going down, expect him to come back strong. They will be lowering expectations for Obama and raising expectations for McCain.

Among other issues that have been and will continue to be discussed will be the economy and other issues that might be debated on. Today another issue that was brought back to the front, that being the Iraq War and what would happen if each was elected. Another topic that will probably be discussed more is the potential nominations of a new member of the Supreme Court by the new president.

So as a recap: 1) Vice-Presidential Debate 2) Second Presidential Debate 3) Economy 4) Iraq War and 5) Supreme Court nominations