The thing that jumped out at me last night in the debate was the extreme contrast between the confidence and control Barack Obama exhibits is his SCRIPTED SPEECHES read off a TELEPROMPTER, and written by PROFESSIONAL WRITERS, as opposed to standing alone and weilding surprise questions.

The difference in the respective candidate's capacity for abstract thought and speech, appropriate to a changing situation, was glaring last night. Obama was not in the same league with either of the other two on the stage.

No wonder his role model is Reagan, a somewhat dimwitted front man who relied on charm and simplistic slogans to win the Presidency, then relied on aides to govern once in office. Arnold Swarzenegger is another good example of that path to power.

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