The Debate and Where do we go From Here

The debate was of two parts, this evening.  In the first half, McCain won by a mile.  Obama was flat and didn’t have great responses.  But the second half was a big comeback for Obama and McCain actually looked a little flat.  Overall, McCain did better than he had previously, but it was not the [...]

Quick Debate Observations

1) McCain won the first half.  Obama came back late – almost a draw
2) The Intrade markets shows strong Obama movement
3) Schiffer let Obama get the last word only once or twice
4) McCain looked angry
5) Obama was too cool tonight.

McCain’s Non-Handshake

I noticed this last night, thought I was seeing things.  I was wrong.  Obama graciously tried to shake McCain’s hand after the debate.  Rather than do that, he backed away and pointed to his wife to shake Obama’s hand.
How would McCain react to world leaders who he had to meet and but didn’t like?  Sure, [...]

Presidential Debate – Take 2 (Observations)

I’ve been at a loss how to blog about the debate tonight.  Why?  Well, the purpose of The Liberal Crab is to provide some insight and guidance into political issues that may not be so obvious and is supported by demonstrated facts.  The key is ‘insightful’ and ‘no so obvious’.  First, I think the pundits [...]

McCain wins the Debate

If you haven’t heard – McCain is going to debate. He, apparently, has already won according to MyDD.com:
This is an ad already (oops) running in the Wall Street Journal.

McCain’s Ploy – Potential Boon for Obama?

 I just got done reading the blog over at Nate Silver’s site: Fivethirtyeight and he’s got an opinion piece up about the debates.  Nate’s poll analysis and attention to detail is tremendous, but haven’t really given much credence to his political commentary.  However, his debate article had a lot of good points.  That got me to [...]