If we were going to have an NBC guy do it, where the fuck was Brian Williams?

Jim Lehrer was absolutely phenomenal, in my opinion, and he should moderate every debate from now on even if we have to hook him up to some machine to keep him alive for eternity.  I routinely forgot he was there when I watched the re-runs, and that's precisely how a moderator should come off.

Ifill was a chickenshit with Caribou Barbie, just as she was four years ago with Cheney, and Brokaw was as incompetent as he is ancient.

I know Russia is your thing, so that grabbed your attention.  I, frankly, fail to see why Russia should even be a concern to us right now with all the crap we have to deal with.  Unless they invade the state of Georgia, I really don't give a shit.

Not to say we shouldn't try to make decent relations with Russia.  Of course we should.  As I've said, I actually admire the realist perspective that seems to dominate Russian foreign policy under Putin and Medvedev.  But Georgia -- and no offense to its people with this -- really isn't important to our national interests.  And the fact that we have to go through this obligatory tough-talkin' bullshit by bringing it up is nauseating.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin