The debate is on foreign policy, supposedly, but it rarely stays there. To win this debate President Obama should be able to say only two things: If you liked the Bush foreign policy, you'll love Romney's, and how many wars do you want to start? But if Romney is smart he'll be as bland as possible, hoping for a tie while the polls show him very close.
The polls still show little or no bounce for President Obama from that much-watched second debate. I really can't pretend to understand the dynamics of what's going on now. It almost seems that as consumer confidence rises, people feel more willing to take a chance on Mr. Slick. It just doesn't make sense, unless it's a lot of shadow chickens coming home to roost. If so, we're really in for it. Still, even with these very tight polls, the smart money remains on President Obama.
Nevertheless, the same pundits who were claiming the third debate was meaningless are now hyping its importance. It does seem the last time to making the closing argument to a national audience. If not a national league audience.
Meanwhile in matters less important than the fate of the future, Ryan Vogelsong pitched a great game 6 to keep the Giants alive. Now they'll need an equally great game from Matt Cain, and probably Buster Posey to come out of his hitting funk. All for the privilege of facing an intimidating and well-rested roser of Detroit pitchers in the World Series starting Wednesday.Vogelsong unites the Giants and my hometown Pirates--he started his major league career in Pittsburgh, and even got married there. Here he is. (And to complete Sunday, the Steelers actually looked like the Steelers, after the 1st quarter.)
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