Everyone got their drinks ready for the night? Wonkette has the rules up for tonight’s drinking game, so let’s get ready to debate!
9:03
Where do you stand on the financial recovery plan
Obama: This is the final verdict on 8 years of Bush and McCain’s economic plan. Fundamentals of economy must be measured by the middle class.
9:12:
Obama – 10 days ago John said the fundamentals of the economy are strong – I fundamentally agree.
9:18
McCain brings up his stump speech about DNA study earmarks for bears, but no mention of Palin’s earmark to study DNA of seals.
Obama – Earmarks are $18 billion, yet John wants to cut $300 billion in taxes from the richest.
9:20
Obama is doing a great job of attacking McCain on his tax policies for the rich. Lehrer is telling him to respond to Obama.
Obama – McCain plans to tax health care for the first time in history
Whoa – Obama seems like he is really getting to McCain now.
9:32
Obama – we got to get rid of the handouts to the insurers for Medicare.
McCain wants a spending freeze on everything but defense and VA benefits (which he recently opposed).
9:39
McCain keeps talking about how much government has grown in the past 8 years. Obama nails him on the fact he has voted with Bush over 90% of the time. McCain is trying to play the maverick carb, but it isn’t flying.