Thank you for your input, Larry!...
It's interesting to read reactions from the liberal side. I went to Joshua Marshall's site. He saw things much differently. I'm at a disadvantage because I listened to rather than watched the debate but still... In the first debate I heard W's insecurity and testiness. In this debate I heard a confident, modest, funny, well-mannered man easily overcome a rude, somewhat boring, over-scripted opponent. Quite different from what Marshall saw.
To be expected, I guess.