After a long day in New Jersey, I settled down to watch last night's debate, and was up late writing this post for Pajamas Media.

My conclusion was that Hillary was the tactical winner, and nothing I saw alters my position that she is the stronger candidate, and would be the tougher one for McCain to beat.

Fascinatingly, they seemed to downplay the bitter churchgoing gun-clingers stuff (a lot more than I had expected), and Obama gave Hillary a pass on her Bosnia lies. But there were still plenty of sparks.

Last night I saw that NBC's Chuck Todd pronounced McCain the winner, and this morning I see that M. Simon has pronounced both of the candidates losers. I agree, and I suspect a majority of Americans would too.

So why not get the entire country to vote next Tuesday, and make it all be over?

Alas! November is still a ways off, and a lot could happen between now and then.

Like it or not, last night is what counts right now.

So if you want to see what I thought was happening last night, please check out my post!