I believe Obama's performance was the best he has given in the campaign. Especially for someone like me. He was hard on the Republicans, specific on issues, extremely funny and personable, his decency shined through , ESPECIALLY for me in his "don't scapegoat immigrants" answer.

My support for him has never been LESS tepid. I was enthused at times.

That said, I think Hillary got more done tonight. Remember the dynamic was not good for her at this time.

But when she is getting extremely kind words at DAILY KOS, I think we can say pretty clearly that she got much more done than he did.

That said, I am not sure what he could have done differently. Going on the attack would have been a mistake I think. He pressed is Iraq advantage beautifully.

The fundamental of the campaign remain the same. But Hillary cut through a lot of the chaff tonight. In essence. she got to speak to the American People unfiltered by Media bias, and as often happens, the Media paints an orge and then meets a wonderfully decent, brilliant person and ends up wondering what the Media is talking about.

Please, if there is one things human beings share, rich and poor, first world and third world, it's that they can be led like sheep for the worst of reasons.  You seem to have a bit of the noble savage paradigm at work in your psyche.  

Everyone's sh*t stinks.  Ours, I fully admit, stinks worse and we spread that stink around the globe.  Changing that will require a president with every tool at their disposal.  And an incomparable perception from the get-go is one of those tools, that few politicians enjoy.  Bill Clinton got it, largely because everyone knew he came from poor roots, and did pull himself up with hard work.  He wasn't called the first black president by some for no reason.  Perception becomes reality in many cases.  In many other, it does not.

That said, who could blame any of the world for being cynical about our motives right now?  Do you think I sound like someone who thinks we should be thought of as some great and humble force for good?  I am only talking about the perception of an Obama election.

You think they'd elect a guy named George Bush president in some middle eastern country, or African country?  You think France would elect a guy from Cameroon as their president?  How hard would it be for any white politician in South Africa to become the nation's leader with blacks in power now?  And the color of that leader's skin would play a major factor in people's thinking, don't you think?