I turned my television on the other night just in time to catch the very beginning of the first round of the 2012 presidential debates. I guess the debate centered around domestic policy or something like that. I’m not sure because there was an episode of “Storage Wars – Texas” on A&E that I hadn’t seen before.

About all that I saw was the introduction of the two candidates and the moderator, who happened to be that really smart guy on PBS. I realize that saying a “smart” guy on “PBS” is somewhat redundant, but I need the extra words to fill up this column.

I have stomached my way through televised presidential debates before, and sometimes I believe the moderators of these debates are too smart for our own good. They ask smart guy questions I don’t always understand or even care that much about. (I don’t run into that particular problem with “Storage Wars – Texas.”)