I listened/watched the debate on my computer yesterday...and you description is absolutely dead on.
The questioner was the one that came out the FOOL on this..not Sen. Allen.
AND, this is yet another hit piece by Dana Milbank..he completely mischaracterized the whole episode.
PING
And then Allen went on to win the whole damned debate.
The WAPO then went on to re-caste it as a loss somehow for Allen. They are really in to try to unseat them. You can't PAY for this kind of political support from the WAPO to the Webb campaign.
Notice Webb's dead silence when asked by Allen to respect women and take off the air the ads he is running (as per Nancy Reagan's request!!), which imply endorsement from the dead President Reagan... Webb as as silent as a doorknob. What a schmuck.