A few minutes after the Presidential debate began last night, I thought, "Romney landed a punch." And things, generally, continued to go his way over the course of 90 minutes. A little bored, I began to look at the tweets of Fox's Greg Gutfeld, and they got me laughing pretty hard. I began reading them to my wife.
This race isn't over. Far from it. But I've witnessed a few conservative victories over the last couple years, from the 2010 shellacking, to Scott Brown and Scott Walker, and last night's debate. There is reason to hope.
The best moment last night? When Romney referred to the words in the Declaration of Independence behind him. It was stirring to hear him refer to our God-given rights to life and liberty, particularly to religious freedom rights so recently trampled by O and Sebelius.
Why the outcome? Jim Lehrer did it. Obama wasn't prepared. Romney lied. O had an off night. Progressives missed the point, which is that their guy is tired, bereft of ideas and energy. O's sorry record, his lack of leadership, and the paucity of good ideas among progressive folk, absent the the ever-present media filter, told the tale of the tape.
In 2008, O was evanescent - no record other than a resume that was super-thin for him who would become the leader of the free world. The electorate was tired of war, tired of Bush, tired of economic crises, and many rolled the dice on one who promised "hope and change."
Last night, Charles Krauthammer said that Romney won the debate by two touchdowns. I thought it was apt. It ain't over, but the playoffs have at last begun.
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