By Tucker Sutherland, editor

One thing interesting about the Vice Presidential debate was that senior issues - Social Security and Medicare drug coverage received less attention that in the first Presidential Debate.

Seniors, however, had to be proud of how our two representatives on the ballot - Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman - conducted themselves. 

Cheney was certainly more articulate than his presidential running mate and did not have to rely on quips and clichés to stay in the discussion.

Lieberman was much more relaxed than his running mate and - maybe not more articulate - but easier to listen to and believe.

If there was one performance area where Lieberman clearly got the better it was in television style. He looked into the camera, while Cheney was usually looking at the table or the moderator. We all prefer people who look us in the eyes.

There is no question that the public "liked" these two senior citizens better than the presidential candidates. An there is no doubt the presidential candidates will learn from this and improve their styles in the next debate.

The bottom line is that our senior guys did good.