OK, so some of us are not going out tonight to hang out and watch the debate. I’m just too tired to go through all of that. But I’ll be watching. And if you are hanging at home, feel free to join me 🙂 The debate starts at 9pm EDT.
According to the AP:
The debate, expected to reach a huge viewing audience, was supposed to focus on foreign policy, a topic generally viewed as a McCain strength. But given the roiling economic situation, moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS indicated he wouldn’t be constrained by the boundaries the two campaigns negotiated months ago.
I suspect we’ll hear quite a bit about the economy tonight, with some foreign policy stuff thrown in for good measure. And from the above linked article, it appears that the campaigns are trying to downplay expectations.
We’ll find out soon enough.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
What does his singing that song have to do with any of this?
Frankly, Obama’s words on Pakistan match Bush’s “they’re either with us or against us” line.
vjp, your more qualified that the current Republican VP candidate …
Yes, we lost Viet Nam in the media.
Jesu Christo, he is doing his stump speech now. I think people are humoring him at this point.
This is a nice summary of McCain & Pakistan. He’s a liar, and he knows it.
Ooh! Matching bracelets!
Did Obama just check the name on the bracelet?
Why should we allow Pakistan to harbor OBL while we also give them billions of dollars?
Is this a winning strategy?
Universal conscription — then we’ll have enough troops for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Texas, too.
VJP, what are you talking about? You’ve actually been to another country of your own volition! Obviously overqualified.
Major passive-aggresivity present in McCain right there with the caustic remarks.
‘Doesn’t understand’ is sounding more and more like ‘not qualified’, or better yet, ?
Q6: What is your reading of Iran, the threat to the US?
My followup questions to McCain … how would he have WON Vietnam? … what does he think about fighting against the takeover of that country by communists and that Vietnam is now a US trading partner
Yes, I’ve been to another country. More than one, actually 😉