Obama's weaselly "preparations but not preconditions" is the defining moment of the night. It showed him for what he is - a man hwo will lie and never admit he is wrong.
It is the one bit of exchange that will end up in an attack ad someplace, and rightfully so.
That McCain did not hit out at Obama and the Dem's ties to Freddie and Fannie Mac surprised me, I must say. Perhaps he is saving that for the domestic-themed debate.
The “Big O” need only one “preparation”... the “Big H”... Preparation H for a Big Marxist Hemorrhoid!
It surprised me to that he didn’t attack Obama on blaming Bush for the last 8 years, and that he didn’t point out how many bills he has introduced over the last 16 or so years to try to stop the crisis from occurring in the first place. Easier for us to think of these things without the stress, and cameras, and lights - not to mention the fatigue from actually WORKING this week (unlike Obama...). :-)
I wonder if McCain’s strategy was to let Obama speak and trip himself up. There are a LOT of things McCain’s campaign can use from tonight to make Obama look like a complete fool, IMHO. :-)
America heard it for what it was - lawyertalk.