Today's Links (10/8) -- Post-debate edition

[Italicized comments are my own and not from the referenced article.]

Obama and McCain Clash Over Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/us/politics/08debate.html

The more I hear McCain talk, the more I realize that Obama is right in saying that McCain just "doesn't get it."

The Second Presidential Debate: CQ Politics’ Bests and Mosts
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002972492

There were some good lines last night, but nothing that will live on forever in the minds of the American people ...

McCain loses by not winning
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14380.html

The title pretty much says it all.

McCain, Obama clash over economy in a testy debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-debate8-2008oct08,0,6978801.story

It wasn't as "testy" as I feared it might be, but McCain's body language and attitude was pretty bad.

McCain, Obama Square Off Over How to Fix the Economy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122340247353711967.html

McCain understands the economy and how to fix it even less than I understand particle physics.

In debate, McCain and Obama battle mostly to a draw
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-assess8-2008oct08,0,856392.story

I would say that Obama "won" the debate, but not by an overwhelming margin. Still, McCain needed a knockout, and he didn't get it.

Debate II: McCain struggles to derail Obama
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14381.html

McCain just didn't get the job done.

CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Favor Obama
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/politics/2008debates/main4508430.shtml

McCain lost to "tie" again. This has got to be a little embarrassing for him ... :-)

Analysis: A game changer? Not this time
http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/debate.analysis/index.html

McCain is running out of time and opportunities to turn this thing around.

No Game-Changing Moment for John McCain in Debate Against Barack Obama
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/10/08/no-game-changing-moment-for-john-mccain-in-debate-against-barack-obama.html

Do you sense a theme here?

Obama picks up second debate win, poll says
http://us.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/debate.poll/index.html

I'm sensing a trend ... :-)

MIDNIGHT DEBATE CONFESSIONS
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/08/1511667.aspx

McCain needed something BIG to happen, and it didn't. More of the status quo wasn't going to be enough for him.

Debate reaction varies
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-reax8-2008oct08,0,7019398.story

I'm not sure that anyone looking to make up their minds heard anything last night that would've swayed them in one direction or the other.

Fact Check: McCain, Obama Charges and Countercharges
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5977914

McCain wouldn't know a fact if it rose up and bit him in the nose.

Politics of Attack
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/opinion/08wed1.html

McCain and Palin should be ashamed of the sort of campaign they're running, but the sad thing is that they're probably not.

Sorting Out the Truth in Attacks on Obama and McCain
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002972344&parm1=5&cpage=1

Palin is a nut and McCain is turning into an addled old man with a tenuous grip on reality.

Dems Gain in Five of Six New CQ Politics Rating Changes
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002972480

Americans have largely decided that Republican policies have been a failure.

Tina Fey Leads Pack of Palin Impersonators
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5983894

Palin is one of those folks that just cries out to be mocked and lampooned ...

Palin effect not 'long lasting'
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14371.html

The Palin pick was a gamble that is not going to pay off. Everything McCain tries in an attempt to come up with a "game changer" has fallen flat.

Biden: Palin’s attacks ‘malarkey’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14390.html

OF COURSE they are. They're born out of desperation, so they're not likely to make sense or be true.

Sarah Palin Vs. President Barack Obama in 2012?
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2008/10/8/sarah-palin-vs-president-barack-obama-in-2012.html

Listen up, GOPers: I beg of you, PLEASE nominate Sarah Palin in '12. Please do it.

Advisers worry about ‘grumpy McCain’
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14364.html

McCain is grumpy ... and with a temper that he finds difficult to control.

Obama’s Victory Road?
http://washingtonindependent.com/11179/obamas-victory-road

If Obama wins Florida, there's almost no chance that McCain can win this election.

Make-Believe Maverick
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23316912/makebelieve_maverick

If you're thinking about voting for McCain, please read this article. And pass it along to any other wrong-thinking people you know ... :-)