 Joe made his way on stage with the hesitation of a man making his way across a minefield. And while his voice was initially raspy, probably from too much repetition in the debate prep, it quickly faded away to his usual weak voice. He didn't wipe his nose. He didn't cough. He didn't have a cold. That was an excuse after the fact. But Joe told him, you answered every question. This is like, and then Shepard came off the stage, this is a consolation a mother might give to a child who flung the glass