But policy and policy making is about having a vision for society rather than a list of issues checked against the voter's personal opinions. New issue may arise, unknown at the time of the debate : how will the politician react to it ? Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
I think it was quite clear from the US format (which also leave room for personal statements and rebuttals) how GW Bush was going to react -- much to our collective dismay.
The format I saw last night was extremely unsatisfactory and wasteful. And the moderators were nowhere to be seen.
