TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE............

With thirty four days remaining in the 2012 General Election campaign for President of the United States, tonight is the first of the three Presidential Debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.  After months of back and forth from afar, the two nominees will come face to face for ninety minutes of questions and answers on domestic issues moderated by longtime PBS Newshour anchorman Jim Lehrer, a veteran Presidential Debate questioner.  How stark a contrast the challenger and the incumbent will provide;  just how aggressive a response they will make against each others' records and plans for the country; and what specifics they offer to concretize their visions and proposals for the next four years; are elements to be watched for, as the President and the Governor make their cases.  The Debate begins at 6 p.m. Pacific, 9 p.m. Eastern Time, on all the broadcast and cable networks, as well as on online.  An audience of 50 million people is expected to tune for what uis being described as the, "Duel In Denver".  I will be blogging throughout the day and into the night about it............Fr.  Troy