That one

The financial markets are in turmoil, we're fighting a two-nation war and the two presidential candidates have questionable skeletons in their pasts. How come some tougher questions weren't asked of these candidates the other night in Nashville? Those were the best questions submitted from the Internet and those in the "town hall" audience at Belmont University? The Hound doubts that.

What were the ones moderator Tom Brokaw was holding back? Were there questions about William Ayers or Charles Keating? Perhaps Brokaw knew neither John McCain or Barack Obama had the answers to questions dealing with the nation's recession-like economy. And, weren't some of those questions asked and answered during the first debate which dealt with foreign policy? Sure sounded like they had.

While polls declared Obama the winner, The Hound believes neither won. Talk about a stalemate. McCain calls Obama, "That one", while Obama reminded us McCain sang "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" at one time. It would have had more effect if he had reiterated that to the tune of the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann". McCain claimed Obama's proposals are like "nailing Jell-O to the wall." Obama countered with this zinger, referring to McCain's bus: "I think the Straight Talk Express lost a wheel on that one."

Maybe the last presidential debate set for Oct. 15 at Hofstra University in New York, dealing with domestic and economic issues, will answer some of the tougher issues facing the nation. The Hound is waiting for that one defining moment to bring everything into election focus. That one hasn't happened yet. There's still time, candidates.