I don’t really agree. This wasn’t an all-foreign-policy debate first off, but I think McCain did very well, and the MSNBC reaction — complete with Biden just laughing about what a no contest it was because McCain was so “out of touch” (Maybe Biden didn’t even watch the debate?) — only convinces me more.

I think Obama supporters are happy enough tonight. But I suspect they wanted McCain to show up tired and cranky and he didn’t. He appeared a leader who has done some of that leading. I have my quibbles with some of what McCain said and didn’t say, but the choices are clear in this election and I think you saw a bit of why tonight.

Editor’s note: This has been amended since post.