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Posted by tgl on 2008-09-27 11:30:51 +0000

A draw.

Posted by dyedon8 on 2008-09-27 14:51:25 +0000

Agreed -- McCain looked shaky initially, but sounded increasingly articulate as the debate went on.

Posted by Rory_Stark on 2008-09-27 17:30:59 +0000

This gave me an anxiety attack.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-09-27 17:50:46 +0000

Who advised McCain not to make eye contact? Made him look really weak, but yeah a draw...

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-09-27 19:16:53 +0000

Let's face it: it's down to either an empty suit (probable winner) or a life's-a-bitch-and-it's-going-to-take-some-hard-sacrifices-to-get-out-of-it guy.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-09-27 19:37:59 +0000

As of right now, McCain is not what I would call a 'probable winner'.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-09-27 19:43:54 +0000

In fact, Obama's ahead in most national polls.

Posted by mahatma chani on 2008-09-28 14:30:42 +0000

No... I was calling Obama the empty suit.

Posted by mr. mister on 2008-09-28 15:00:48 +0000

Favorite quotes: "That's a bit naive." "You're the one that wants to exterminate North Korea"

Posted by tgl on 2008-09-28 23:41:22 +0000

Ha haaa!

Posted by tgl on 2008-09-28 23:42:55 +0000

18 million people have voted for the empty suit so far. One vote (McCain's or Steve Schimdt's??) for the empty skirt. Who's dismayed that half the country doesn't agree with them now?

Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-09-29 12:13:01 +0000

It was "judgment" v. "naivete". Yeah, a draw, but McCain's shit-eatin' grin didn't win him any points. His proposed freeze on everything except for veterans, defense, and entitlements(?) struck me as a nutty thing to say.

Posted by tgl on 2008-09-29 14:39:03 +0000

Maybe I'm overly critical of Obama. ABC News poll. I thought he could have done much better in some of his responses, especially were McCain's numbers are concerned. $700 billion is the Wall St. bailout, $39 billion is our foreign aid. ...and why didn't Obama point out that the $18 billion in earmarks is only ~0.6% of the Federal budget. Cutting earmarks is a fine idea, but it's not a budget policy.