Obama did OK, but Tom was knocked out in debate's first round by Romney

I thought I had some sort of responsibility to listen to
last night's debate, so I tried. But this time I lasted only 7 minutes. When
Romney's voice started feeling like chalk screeching on the blackboard, the
book I'm reading about small boats in big weather suddenly seemed much more
interesting. (I'm in the chapter on using drogues as sea anchors.) Andrew
Sullivan carries the best summary of the debate: Romney's argument was, "I will lead
America the same way, but with more leadership!"

But Jim Gourley has a longer attention span, so he will
analyze the debate for us today.