Thursday, October 16, 2008

Obama vs McCain (round 3)

Once again, no knockout; Sen. Obama wins by points but no big whoop.

The debate was a bit more pointed and the candidates were a tad more aggressive, but the third time was not the charm, in this case. Did we learn anything new? Were there revelations of any kind? Seriously, there should be 2 presidential debates, tops.

Having said that, Obama's 'McCain = Bush' mantra was perfectly and succinctly driven home here (with a jab at Fox News, to boot):



And it's always fun to watch Sen. McCain's contempt of Obama manifest itself in different ways. (McCain's transformation into Bob Dole is now complete.) This time, eye rolling was involved:

Pro-Death

South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because...