[JEH_Boston]

No no no — they were looking for the knockout punch, the Reagan moment. There was none, so they conclude that Obama’s smoothness, his ability to answer every charge (even with a lie), becomes acceptable. Thus, the “tie” that Obama wins.

They didn't look very hard. McCain to Obama: "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run 4 years ago."

[gotribe]

Too late for the Bush rejoinder. McCain should have said that in Debate #1 and he didn’t and everyone knows it. Let’s face it, McCain is a lousy debater. He may still win the election.