The only Democrat to raise his hand that English should be the official language of the United States. Obama gave a classically pious whine about how the question was designed to “divide us.” Uh, Senator Obama. Blitzer’s a journalist. This is a debate. Debates are for illuminating the differences between candidates. Journalists ask “divisive” questions to further that end.

Hillary Clinton gave a good answer, saying that by making English the official language, hospitals could no longer hire translators and other horribles. I’m open to correction, but I sincerely doubt that’s true. But she did a good job, unlike Obama, answering the question on the merits and by drawing a distinction between the “national language” and the “official language.”