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Obama continues to make bold statements on a comfortable and well-thought out plan for the future of our nation...

Then McCain nitpicks and attacks his senate record...

Of course, Obama has done his share of nitpicking about voting records -- but that is not all he is doing. McCain may already be stuck on a tailspin... I think he's running out of steam, he's restating things he already said in an attack against Obama's "lack of understanding" about the Georgia/Russia situation...

and of course, McCain's subliminal intonations that Obama wants us to lose the war in Iraq, after already stating earlier in the debate that we are winning the Iraqi war a it stands right now and supports timely troop withdrawals... Ugh!!

Oh, and Obama made a last minute pro-Nuclear Power statement and both candidates will support research and development of a Missle Defense Shield.

I'm giving the victory to Obama on this one, strong showing by both early on, but McCain ran out of steam and had very few constructive arguments regarding our policy with enemies and is waaay to hawkish on the question of Russia for my tastes.

Well, that's my take!