On education, despite the best efforts of Blitzer and Roberts, the Democrats refuse to take any bait and say anything anyone could disagree with. They like merit pay for schools, but not for good teachers. They say they want to get rid of bad teachers, but never say how they would be weeded out. They denounce the Bush administration and No Child Left Behind. They promise more money.

Biden uses his dad’s line, “don’t tell me about your values, show me your budget” for what seems like the thousandth time.