Watching Clinton & Obama tonight, after watching our guys last night, I just kept thinking: “They’re going to win.”

Sure, the timing and setting were ideal, which helped a lot. A stage full of liberals facing a hall full of left-liberals: lessons about the perils of rancor already learned — Oh, they were at ease, all right. Even allowing for all that, though, it was an impressive performance. How likeable that Obama is! On a likeability scale, all other factors set aside, he’s an easy 10 to Clinton’s 4 (and Romney’s 7, McCain’s 2, Huckabee’s 8 and Paul’s 6). Both were wonderfully well prepped and capable-sounding.

I don’t believe the thing that these two candidates believe: That the federal government can, or for that matter should, do the things they say it can do. I won’t be voting for either of them. They’re going to win, though. Conservatives — to the catacombs!