JackSlappy­NotYourPap­py posted: "Short and sweet and no cut and paste ... that's much better."

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And that is the difference between you and I. You want to 'chat,' and you want me to chat also. I don't want to chat, but instead want an EXCHANGE AND HONING OF IDEAS.

You call 500 word essays “boring” because they demand from you critical thinking, when you are here for entertainment and socializing. So you demand that I fit into your mold and post snarky one-liners like the other chatters here do.

On the other hand, I find chatting and socializing boring; I am interested in exploring the ideas that will define the 21'st century. This is a blog after all, and Arianna offers us an opportunity to post our ideas and thoughts. Where some chatting makes for a friendlier blog, an excess amount renders this blog into a chat room, which it is not.

I challenge you to organize your thoughts sufficiently to make a tight essay outlining a new argument at least 3X a week. Please.

My take on the debate is that Clinton was trying to show the differences between her and BO and detail what she would do in the position of president. She is a smart lady who knows what politics consist of and what happens during the primary season is typical, but once the final choices are made...the goals stay the same and she, whatever the outcome, will work toward achieving those goals.

BO, I believe, was trying to state that his goals and Clintons are the same, but that he would be better at getting them achieved by working across the aisle. At the same time, I don't think he offered many details, as usual, but I do believe he was attempting to convince Clinton supporters that he would be as good a choice as Clinton. I think he also knows he is the frontrunner with a good chance of becoming the nominee, so he was careful in his opinions of Hillary to avoid a problem at the convention.

Who ever wins the nomination should get our 100% support, either candidate is orders of magnitude improvement over grandpa bomb iran.

Hillary: "Change you can Xerox."

Corporate to the end.

It was more original copy than photocopy

http://www.cnn.com/...

CLINTON: Whatever happens, we're going to be fine. You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about.

http://www.nola.com/...

EDWARDS: ...I want to say this to everyone: with Elizabeth, with my family, with my friends, with all of you and all of your support, this son of a mill worker is going to be just fine. Our job now is to make certain that America will be fine.

Anderson Cooper says the race is split down the middle. Is the race split down the middle?

Can you go 0-10 and still be considered in a "tie" with your opponent? The same opponent that is beating you by delegates, votes, and donations?

There must be a new definition of “split down the middle.”

you could tell hillary at the end was trying to shed a tear or come up with some sort of sob tone to her voice another missed opportunity to turn on the water works in an attempt to garner votes from the pansy liberal men and women in Texas and Ohio.

It won't make it to the convention. She will lose Texas, and Ohio will be close enough that she won't gain any ground. The super delegates will desert her in droves and force her out, probably before PA.

All in all it was a good debate for the Dems and it puts them miles and days ahead of the untethered from reality duo of McCain and Huckabee.

GObama.

Be Well.

The end of Billary, and I feel fine. Billary lost it forever tonight. Worst campaign I have ever seen.

what a great debate!!!

The crowd was reacting like an American Idol crowd.

and after the debate all the tired newspeople could do was to talk about what "plagiarism" is and go for the tiniest negative points they could find in the debate.

Could the pundits just be happy for once? No wonder their ratings are falling. they are totally out of touch with the sentiments of the public

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I think it may be time for us Dems to consider the classy end game.

To many Obama supporters are over the top with their zeal.

She was and is a worthy adversary deserving of all our respect and praise.

Remember ... "the quality of your victory is measured against the quality of your opponent!"

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Here's a good blog on what to expect for this debate:

http://polzoo.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Questions-To-Keep-In-Mind-For-Tonights-Debate.html&Itemid=41

That thing about Obama having only slogans and no substance worked against Hillary. Throughout the debate, Obama got into just as much detail as she did, displaying clearly that he has thought through his positions, and that he does have specific and detailed approaches to solve problems.

He handled the thing about talking to foreign leaders extremely well. We should be willing to negotiate with our adversaries without pre-conditions, just as we did with the Soviets.

Foreign policy and war are the issues that made me choose Obama over Hillary.

Did Hillary plagiarize John Edwards tonight ?

But I want to say this to everyone: with Elizabeth, with my family, with my friends, with all of you and all of your support, this son of a millworker's gonna be just fine. Our job now is to make certain that America will be fine.

quote from John Edwards concession speech

“The greatest beneficiary of the Iraq invasion has been Iran”

He has a "grand strategy" vision of American politics in the 21st century.

In terms of strategic intelligence, the distance between Bush and Obama is huge.

Goodbye hillary. Good luck in the senate.