Wednesday, October 08, 2008

"that one" won the second debate

AOL POLL Who won the debate?
Barack Obama
52% 150,821
John McCain
40% 116,396
It was a draw
8% 21,615


Released: October 08, 2008

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll:

Obama 47%, McCain 45%

from Michael Graham of 96.9 FM Talk...

If You Missed Tuesday Night's "Town Hall" Debate...
by Michael Graham October 7, 2008 @ 22:47

...congratulations!

It was a WOT: Waste of time.

It wasn't a debate, because actual debating was prohibited by the rules. It wasn't a town hall--normal people didn't get to speak. The questions were straight off of Meet The Press. And it wasn't an ideological battle, because Obama and McCain share so much of the same big-government ideology. And it wasn't even good television.

Be glad you missed it, because you didn't miss a thing.

My take: McCain had to change the pace and blast away at the Obama armor. He made some dings but the armor still shines. The ship is sinking fast in the McCain's Navy. The government issues buckets to bail out the navy have holes and are continuing to take on water.

I want to work for AIG....

WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc. (AIG), the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday.

Here is the bill: