A bit of post-debate analysis, keyed to the awesomest putdown of the night, from Biden to Giuliani:

Josh Marshall makes a very good point about the conflict between Hillary Clinton’s inner policy wonk and her outer slick-pol. She’s much better at the former than the latter–and you have to wonder about the impact that the 1994 health care debacle has had on her. It has certainly reinforced her natural tendency toward (public) [...]

They can be every bit as duplicitous about Iraq as the Bush Administration. I think this bit about the rationale for leaving Basra now is particularly hilarious: Defense Secretary Des Browne cited an improving security situation in Iraq and the increasing ability of Iraqi forces and government institutions to handle their own security.

Rudy’s campaign has taken an interesting tack in pushing back against the charge that his radio ad got the facts wrong: They may be incorrect statistics, but they’re HIS incorrect statistics. “The former New York City mayor is an avid reader of City Journal and found the passage in the article himself.” I guess that’s [...]

This exclusive from the AP’s David Espo and Chuck Babington suggests the White House and the Democratic leadership are not getting any closer on legislation expanding children’s health insurance: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush told Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he will not agree to legislation expanding children’s health insurance if it includes a tobacco tax [...]

Factcheck.org takes Rudy Giuliani to task for a radio ad in which he claims his prostate survival chances, 82% in this country, would have been only 44% under England’s “socialized medicine” system: We tracked down the source of that number, which turns out to be the result of bad math by a Giuliani campaign adviser, [...]

9:00 PM I think that publicity still of Brian Williams was taken when he was twelve. 9:02 PM And Bri-Bri, right in with the “tell us how Hillary will eat our babies.” 9:03 PM Obama’s first canned joke — something about a guy named “Rocko”? — falls as flat as his smooth washboard stomach. 9:04 [...]

In their usual intellectually dishonest fashion assorted left-wing bloggers are now claiming that I proposed George Bush for the Nobel Peace Prize. I didn’t, of course. I wrote a column criticizing the sloppiness and ineptitude of Bush’s so-called “Freedom Agenda.” I was slammed by the Weekly Standard as a result. I stand by every word [...]