Winnah!

I thought it was close, but close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and drive-in movies.

So, the winner of Friday night's debate was: Barack Obama!

A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top, but there was overwhelming agreement that both Obama and John McCain would be able to handle the job of president if elected.
Fifty-one percent of those polled thought Obama did the better job in Friday night's debate, while 38 percent said John McCain did better.

Going in, I kinda figured if it was a draw, then you had to go with Obama. Since McCain obviously has more foreign policy exprience, if Obama held his own, then he won. He more than held his own.

McCain apparently failed to get the "game changer" he needed to reverse his deficit in the polls, Silverleib said.

Both candidates appeared to exceed expectations. McCain did better than expected in the minds of 60 percent, while 57 percent said Obama did a better job in the debate than they expected. Twenty percent said both candidates did worse than expected.

Personally, I thought the debate was duller than watching paint dry, but maybe that's just me.

Anyway. I'm glad it's over

And I'm glad Obama won.

And so it goes.