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10:03  Obama hammering McCain for not explaining how he’ll pay for anything.  Tying economic health together with military capability.  (Eli)

10:02  Obama replaying his big hit with independents last time, hitting the failures of judgment on Iraq.  McCain’s posture when not talking looks very anxious, uncomfortable.  Obama on the other hand looks at ease.  (Pach)

10:01  "We don’t have time for on-the-job training, my friend."  Obama immediately connects it to McCain’s "Obama doesn’t understand" shots in their last debate.  (Eli)

10:00  McCain just said that America is the greatest force for good in the history of the world.  What a depressing notion.  (Eli)

9:58  Obama hitting McCain for being against regulation in every arena.  Some genuine heat there.  (Eli)

9:57  Obama is closing well late.  My gut tells me another polling bump after this one for Obama.  (Pach)

9:57  Obama provides good rebuttal of McCain’s misstatements on Obama health plan;. you keep what you have; we help you do better.  And we will insure children.  McCain voted against SCHIP.  Bingo.  (Scarecrow)

9:57  Obama pointing out that kids are relatively cheap to insure, and that McCain has voted against healthcare for them.  McCain still wandering around aimlessly.  "Working the room"?  (Eli)

9:54  McCain channeling the comedic stylings of Carrot Top.  Thud.  (Pach)

9:54  Anyone think that McCain is invading the audience’s space from time to time? Man, I can imagine smelling him–as close as he’s crowding some of these people.  (ew)

9:53  Why McCain is supposed to "shine" in a forum that makes him stalk around like Quasimodo escapes me.  (Thers)

9:53  The nervousness I saw from Obama in the first debate is totally gone. He seems like a man who knows he’s winning.  (Blue Texan)

9:52  Strong health care answer from Obama, but Scarecrow is right:  we could have heard these same answers six weeks ago.  It’s as if they’ve agreed together not to watch the news or read the papers.  (Pach)

9:52   Good Obama discussion of health care and the differences in the two plan; picking up on business concerns with McCain’s health proposal and affect on employer plans.  Very competent answer.  (Scarecrow)

9:51  McCain needs a nap. The cranky old man has come back.  (ew)

9:50  Obama is good on McCain’s silly healthcare proposal, but I wish he would mention that McCain just said he wanted to rob Medicare to pay for it.  (Thers)

9:50  McCain is wandering around the stage while Obama is speaking.  Did he get lost or something?  (Eli)

9:49  McSame is getting manic and creepy. I mean, more than he usually is.  (Blue Texan)

9:48  Brokaw keeps letting McCain run long and then shuts down Obama when Obama wants to reply – Brocaw is not an impartial moderator.  (Suz)

9:46  Obama showing his first signs of passion now, 45 minutes in.  (Pach)

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