Last Night's Debate

I watched about 45 minutes to an hour of it (cooking and eating and household noise interfered a bit).  Though the liberal blogosphere is strenuously objecting, I thought all the questions I heard were fair. 

Prior to the debate I was thinking that this was going to be the end of Hillary Clinton's campaign.  In the past, she did not come off well debating Obama.  But to my surprise, she did a terrific job.  She came across as direct, to the point and did not let up on her opponent.  When asked if she thought he could win the election, I was impressed by the way she responded yes, without hesitation - - and followed up by saying she was the better candidate, of course.  This set the right tone for her to attack him later.  Though Obama tried his best to turn things around, he was not able to do it. Hillary was successful in pulling off being fair to him, yet attacking his campaign quite pointedly at the same time.  She seemed correct in what she was saying, but not mean, and in control of herself, fresh, and energetic.  Obama seemed unable to keep up.

Ms. Clinton was more on target, emotionally appropriate and clear than I've ever seen her.

I followed coverage from my favorite commentators at The Corner and Contentions as the debate was going on.  I highly recommend visiting both for good discussion of the details and implications.   

Though Hillary won the night, both candidates scored points against each other. The real winner of the evening as a result: John McCain.