• Sad but not surprising that there was no mention of Darfur
• Why does ‘a debate on foreign policy’ exclusively mean war and talking about countries that hate us
• I found it interesting that McCain referred to Obama ‘Senator Obama’ and Obama called McCain ‘John’
• Neither side had a slam dunk
• Some of the Obama Magic is wearing off the more he talks about policies and things in Washington-ese
• I’m not sure it was the best idea to allow direct interaction between the candidates, although I’m not happy about not thinking its the best idea
• Somewhere in an attic, there is an portrait of George Stephanopolis that’s aging.
• The snarky Facebook status messages were flying a mile a minute.  I’m sure Twitter was the same way.

Your thoughts?

Maureen Dowd convinced Godlike scribe Aaron Sorkin to write a scenic interaction between Barack Obama and “The West Wing”’s fictional prez Jed Bartlett.

And I do hope he reads it.

Here’s your sample:

BARTLET Senator.

OBAMA Mr. President.

BARTLET You seem startled.

OBAMA I didn’t expect you to answer the door yourself.

BARTLET I didn’t expect you to be getting beat by John McCain and a Lancôme rep who thinks “The Flintstones” was based on a true story, so let’s call it even.

OBAMA Yes, sir.

BARTLET Come on in.

Available via nytimes.com

MJJCommunity.com interviewed me about Thrillercast today.  Enjoy.

MJJCOMMUNITY.com - THE Michael Jackson Community

This is what happened last time:

Politico.com lays out the major Democratic candidates policies on technology, and it ain’t pretty.

Ann Coulter and Al Sharpton cozy up.

Inspired by her fond rememberance of Falwell.

al-Zarqawi’s been eliminated.

Must be an election year.

Osama in October?

“LEO: Because I’m tired of it year after year after year after year having to chose between the lesser of who cares? Of trying to get myself excited about a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. Of setting the bar so low, I can hardly look at it. They say a good man can’t get elected President. I don’t believe that, do you?” -Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing season 2.

Announcing the changes during a Rose Garden ceremony, Bush made clear that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s job was safe, despite calls for Rumsfeld’s resignation from a half dozen retired military commanders.

“I hear the voices and I read the front page and I know the speculation,” the president said testily. “But I’m the decider and I decide what’s best. And what’s best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense.”

He’s the decider.

The ruler of the free world, folks.

[Via AP]