Turning Purple

I didn't catch the Cardin-Steele-Zeese debate today, but I will say this: If this election turns on whether Cardin knows all the locations on the proposed Purple Line, I'm going to puke.

UPDATE: OK, having learned more, it appears most political debates are mostly scripted for a reason. They don't turn out nearly as pretty as they do on, say, The West Wing. I was dismayed to see that Cardin was put on the defensive a lot, though I did like this bit:

"I just wish the congressman would get off his talking points and listen to what I'm saying and listen to what I've said on this issue and stop trying to drill home a dead point that doesn't reflect my reality," Steele said, when Cardin tried to tie Steele's support for the war to President Bush's policy of maintaining military presence in Iraq. "I know the words that come out of my mouth," Cardin interrupted Steele. "It's a very simple question, very simple question, very simple question," he said.

"What is the question?" Steele responded.

"Should we have gone into Iraq?" Cardin asked.

"Yes, we should have, to deal with the terror that was there," Steele said.

So, to recap: Ben Cardin can't remember off the top of his head where the Purple Line would begin, while Michael Steele still believes invading Iraq was somehow related to fighting terrorism. Clearly, Kevin Zeese is right: There's no difference between them.