The End (My Friend)

9:56- Health Care- I am curious to hear how McCain will twist Obama's policy here. Obama is very concise and clear.

9:58- McCain: Cost of health care rising. Health care records on line, obesity, employee rewards for being in shape. $5,000 tax credit. Back to Joe the plumber. He just seems out of touch with the realities of the system already in place.

10:02- Obama attacks McCain's policy in a easy going manner. There is no way (unless race rears its ugly head) Obama should lose this election.

10:03- McCain seems petty. And keeps bringing up Joe the plumber. I am beginning to resent Joe the plumber. He's gotten more mentions than Biden, Palin and Nancy Reagan combined.

Senator Government. I like the slip. Not as good as "that one", but good nonetheless.

10:06- Abortion. Uh, oh. If McCain is a Federalist, why does he want to give states all the power? Becaue he doesn't understand what a Federalist is. I will expand on this in my post game report.

10:09- Obama understands the role of the Federal government vs state governments, and wants women to decide. Shocking concept.

10:11- McCain wants the government to leave businesses alone, but wants to impose moral mandates on citizens. I don't understand this conservative position at all. It is totally incongruous. Will someone please explain it to me? Seriously.

10:15- McCain seems more agitated as we go. Not good. More and more like Stadler and Waldorf.

10:17- Education. Obama links education ot national security. Well done.

I like the $4,000 credit for service. Good idea.

Civil Rights issue= Education? Uh, ok. Gay Rights? Nah.

Blame the schools. Excellent. Reward good teachers, fire bad ones. Amazing. Where does he come up with these ideas? Oh, right- NCLB.

Can we talk about how not every person needs to go to college? Nevermind.

Feds in Schools- hot topic. Local control. Obama is correct in pointing out the unfunded mandates, in both NCLB and Special Ed.

McCain is really going to bring up the DC school system as his example? Really? Jeebus, he is clueless.

Does Joe the plumber have children with autism?

I think this talk about autism is code for this conservative movement to blame vaccinations, which is irresponsible. And wrong.

McCain closes with a snarky comment. Fitting.

10:27- Final Remarks. McCain- I just want to point out that service in the military does not automatically qualify someone for office, nor does lack of military service automatically disqualify someone for office. Yet, "putting country first" is the common call of conservatives who believe that military service is the be-all, end-all of service to the nation. The hardest part of my job is having to listen to that nonsense all the time. Oh, and McCain talked about the stock market as if it were the barometer of economic health. It's not. Another conservative myth.

Obama- Not easy, not quick. He took the straight talk to McCain. Blowout.