CLEVELAND - John McCain came out sharp, fiery and scored major points in the opening moments of his final showdown with Barack Obama.Then reality set in.
The third and final Presidential debate, held at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. took on a harsh tone early on. McCain cut right to the chase and labeled the Illinois senator as a big-spending, inexperienced liberal. Each time Obama responded to a comment, McCain smirked, sneered and arched his eyebrows in disbelief.
Interesting.
McCain's best highlight came when he snapped at Obama by saying, "I'm not President Bush, if you wanted to run against [him] you should've ran four years ago." The Republican senator scored even more as he recounted a story about an Ohio plumber named Joe (now popularly known as 'Joe the Plumber'). Joe took exception to Sen. Obama's tax plan and how it will affect his (Joe's) pending small business.
In contrast to McCain's early success, Obama appeared flat and his responses seemed reserved. Within a half-hour however, he was back in top form and counter-punched McCain by noting that all of McCain's focus has been spent on such irrelevant topics as ACORN and the William Ayers story.
In spite of obvious baiting, Obama remained cool and focused on the issues "most important to the American people." They both laid out their economic plans and clashed over the abortion issue. Each time, Obama presented himself as anything but "risky" and "clueless" while the veteran McCain got easily agitated.
My opinions on this debate are simple. McCain is a man who is admirable for many things. He's very skilled and capable at a lot, but being our next president isn't one of them.
Barack Obama is what this country truly needs.
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