The fourth debate is in the books. Tonight presented a far better
format, with far more intramural clash, than in any of the predecessor
events. Huckabee stole the show tonight, with Rudy close on his heals
and McCain rebounding hard. I still don't know why we have moderators
at all. Shouldn't someone who wants to be President of the United
States be able to stand his ground on a stage with his competitors
without any direction or editing? As usual, we're going to rate each
debater on a scale of 1-30. The ratings are based in part on
presentation, part on content and part on the stage management of the
occasion. In alphabetical order: Sam Brownback: Sam seemed very off
his game tonight. Sam started the debate series with a great
performance in the first debate but has consistently been kind of a
wall flower in the last three debates.

Labels: John_McCain, Mike_Huckabee, Rudy_Giuliani