The presidential debate

Maybe I've just been too steeped in this crap for too long, but I thought last night's debate was a real loser. Neither Obama nor McCain offered any real solutions to get the elephant (not the Republican one, the economy one) out of the room. It was simply a rehash of their tired old arguments, none of which make any sense anymore in light of the economic meltdown we are facing. No one addressed that in any meaningful way.

No question that Obama outdid McCain on style points, if nothing else. McCain looked like a shrivelled, angry old man, gesturing inappropriately and trying to stand in Obama's picture at every opportunity. But, apart from style, there was little substance.