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Debate was indecisive

Submitted by CJK on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 22:06
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I saw the debate as an uneven draw. The economic issues inflicted damage on McCain, who was clearly unprepared, but the shift to foreign policy meant that McCain improved his position as the debate wore on.

Other points

--No serious gaffes, although there was a lot of BS

--Obama was well briefed and held his own for the most part

--McCain explained the earmarks issue in the best manner I have ever seen presented, although I don't think he should have harped on it.

--Obama lied when he denied voting to raise taxes on those making more than $42,000

--McCain failed to call out Obama for his BS enough

--Obama failed to BS his way through the Iran meetings and nuclear power

--Linking Obama to Bush in terms of stubborness was one of McCain's best lines.

--Obama: "No American soldier ever dies in vain" WTF? What did you think would happen if we abandoned the Iraqis?

--McCain's closing was strong

--I doubt this will change the state of the race by a significant margin

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Debate was incisive

Submitted by Freedoms Truth on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 23:51.

For me, it sealed a few things:

1. McCain for all is faults is NOT Bush. He will be a very different President from Bush.

2. Obama really IS a socialist. He tries to hide it with campaign rehtoric but it came through in his very dishonest description of the last 8 years and why it was wrong. Obama has blasted the free-market thinking that has prevailed since the Reagan era.

3. McCain is ready to be President.

4. Obama is NOT. McCain went after on a number of issues and all Obama could do was bleat about Iraq. My God he is a one-note Barack on blaming everything on Iraq. get over it.  Its clear that Obama will NOT do Iraq right because he's made our involvement there such a scapegoat he will HAVE to get out on his strict (and unwarranted) timetable even if it is a bad idea.

5. OBAMA IS THE NEW BUSH. McCain was right. There is a stubbornness in the Obama that is a lot like Bush, just a leftwing liberal version of it. Its the ideology vs pragmatism aspect of things.