You know how I know McCain won the debate?

The SockPuppet Brigade is silent and must be sleeping it off.

LOL. Yes, it’s amazing how they all disappear at once, isn’t it? Even our doltish Nazi eugenicist (michael) disappears in synch with the other puppets.

people in my generation (I’m 31)… didn’t [see] the downside of liberalism

Y’all are seeing it now. The current financial troubles are because of the Community Reinvestment Act, established in 1977 and expanded under Clinton in 1995. Unfortunately, only a few conservative media sources are explaining that to anyone. So, thus far, almost no one seems to be learning anything.

Same for the war on us by the Islamists. Clinton managed that fecklessly (or not at all), which contributed to 9-11. But the MSM has done is level best, these past seven years, to prevent people from noticing or identifying that fact.

Who knows exactly what Obama would do? Could he end up being more of a centrist than we think?

Sure. Again: Clinton was… and “here we are”. You can be an unprincipled centrist on 80% of things and, in the remaining 20% where you slip in some extreme leftism and/or are plain feckless, damage the nation for generations to come.

I’m 95+% sure that an Obama administration combined with a Democratic congress would be an unmistakable disaster, enough to educate millions of younger Americans…

Agree… and I am seriously bummed that we (apparently will) have to go through such disastrous lessons.

I was upset that McCain didn’t attack harder on the Economy too…

But I think he’s putting Country First, again. He’s focused on getting a bill done. Democrats are flailing around running to the microphones to play politics. He’s being “elder statesman” on the financial crisis — it’s a role that doesn’t kill the other guy in the debate, but it’s a role that might start to look better as this week goes on.

And there are two more debates to have on the Economy — he’ll get his chance. I hope.

Its ironic that Obama was obviously trying to get under McCain’s skin, as it was reported was their strategy, yet it was Obama at the end who was clearly ruffled.

But still, the two overarching themes of the night, “John is right” and “Obama is naive” remain, and I think will help McCain.

I’ve noticed that on Drudge’s poll, McCain started out strong, dipped slightly, and has actually strenghtened, which is the opposite of what I thought would happen, I thought the results would swing to Obama the longer the poll remainsed up. Not that its scientific or anything, just interesting.

The SockPuppet Brigade is silent and must be sleeping it off.

ILC, I agree. As much as it pains me to admit it, I think at some point, people in my generation (I’m 31)—the didn’t-live-through-Carter generation—to see the downside of liberalism. Honestly, we didn’t really see it during the Clinton years, partly because Bill Clinton was, to his credit, no Carter, and partly because we had the GOP congress to keep him in check. Who knows exactly what Obama would do? Could he end up being more of a centrist than we think? I’d say he’s enough of a pragmatic politician that the answer might be yes. Even so, I’m 95+% sure that an Obama administration combined with a Democratic congress would be an unmistakable disaster, enough to educate millions of younger Americans why conservative principles ain’t all bad.

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3114677&referralPlaylistId=playlist

Unfortunately Bill OReilly is on there too.

Paul Newman has passed away.

no matter how good [McCain] is, the country, I believe, wants to elect Obama

There is a case to be made that masses of Americans have a date with leftism, needing to learn (or re-learn) why it doesn’t work:

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/194230.php

If Rush has the correct story about how Obama screwed up in the meeting with Bush on Thursday, I suspect Obama revealed a great deal to McCain about how to walk through the front door and paste him with a haymaker.

He’s (Omarxa) going to lose , big.