No, actually Nader was not in the building. He got to the front door, with the ticket the kid gave him, where he was stopped by the cops and debate commission honcho John Bezeris, who said

"It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket you are not welcome in the debate"

But turning to the serious issues ... I thought Bush had _much_ better hair and makeup. Gore was funnier, though -- it wasn't just a "lock-box", wasn't it "an iron-clad lock-box"? Or whatever, the material was specified, accompanied by a special hand gesture. What a great bit, I laughed til I thought my sides would ache!

The "fuzzy math" thing was just tired, those guys really miss Lee Atwater.

ah, the splendor that is our American Democracy!