I didn’t think it was possible, but they did it again. The same entertainment franchise that hit solid gold with that video of the skateboarding bull-dog did it again on Monday night with the YouTube Democratic Debate.

For those of you who missed the hours of enjoyment YouTube, Anderson Cooper and the 800 Democratic front runners put together, it may seem confusing why YouTube was involved in the political debate at all. I know it confused me until I watched to see what was going on.

Apparently, through the wonders of the Internet, people submitted video questions for the pundits through the YouTube website. Questions were chosen, based on no criteria I could ever imagine, and the candidates were forced to answer the questions the voters wanted to know.

It would have been a great concept if the candidates didn’t use the same side-stepping techniques that they always use to avoid questions that they don’t want to answer. For example, when asked about gay marriage, John Edwards responded that although he didn’t believe in it morally, he wouldn’t let his personal belief influence him when he is the president. (I’m confused – does that mean he will support it or not?)