text:  Mr. Biden and the First Lady hit an Atlanta Waffle House after the debate. He brushed off concerns about his performance, saying, it's hard to debate a liar. ABC's Stephen Portnoy observing the first of what will be two debates. It was a comparison stylistically between on the left side of the stage where Donald Trump stood, an open fire hydrant, and on the right side of the stage where Joe Biden stood, it was a slow drip faucet. This is ABC News.