Agreed.  McCain isn't offering anything of substance.  Talking-points and poor attacks.

Obabma seems to be on top of his game. "This is the problem, this is my solution."

Damn, missed it.

You're pretty fair in your evaluations and for the most part objective...so if you said he got crushed...I wonder if anyone will say he won. 

~Zoo

lol.. well, you despise McCain, so I'm not all that shocked that you couldn't stand watching him.

I was impressed with McCain's out-of-the-gate approaches this time around.  He seemed quite aggressive at the start really trying to outshine Obama.  I even thought he accomplished that mission well enough with some of those early arguments (though I don't agree with them).  Once Obama got with it though, it was very much his show.  Although, throughout the course of all of the debates, I'm very disappointed that they will not just answer the questions straight.  I know it is pandering to the stupid, which wins many of those undecideds over, but many of us Americans are tuning in to see those specific questions answered, not hear the same old stuff they've always talked about over the months while practicing to dodge these questions.

My favorite moment of the debate . . .

Rocking stare, McCain.  Rocking.

I only caught the last half hour, and Obama was just coasting, reciting his talking points, but smoothly & calmly; he almost seemed bored to me.  I don't believe the debate will have much effect on the vote, though.  The chattering heads all love to tell us what we're thinking after these things and I don't/won't put much stock in the Sports Center Post-Game Wrap-up.  The way these things get treated like a sporting event is very distasteful to me.

Gott love SanCho - style over substance every time.

That's how you roll when you think both candidates are horrible. 

Can hardly blame you for that.

The reason I can't stand debates is that they are trying to appeal to "undecided" voters. Nine times out of ten undecided voters are complete idiots who vote on irrelevent "emotion" issues. People who have not yet formed an educated view of the candidates this late in the campaign are either living with their heads up their you know whats or just mentally deficient.

I think McCain rolled over 0bama.  0bama couldn't explain his "spread the wealth" nonsense very well.  Although, that doesn't matter to the cultists followers who believe in that crap.

I, like you, did not see it.  But some "News" folks this morning said he did win - just not the KO he needed.

Just think - in 4 years, the internet will be reversed.  And bush will be just a lame afterthought to those who lose arguments.

Just curious - have you ever seen a "debate" (and I use that term lightly) where they did (the bolded part)?

Surely not I!  And one of the reasons I have not watched any of these. (the other being I really dont care for either of the candidates).

I said he won the second debate. And I certainly prefer McCain to Obama.

Well said.