Debate live blogging

Ok, I'm going to take a break for a while

9:29 PM: Everyone got drunk, what do you do?
Obama calls earmark hawkery not as significant as McCain makes them out to be
McCain claims Obama will raise taxes
9:24 PM: What sacrifices will people have to make to keep the American Dream alive?
McCain parrots Obama about looking at all programs and eliminating those that don't work. Holy shit, McCain talks about reducing defense spending. Now suggests spending freeze on everything except veterans benefits and defense.
Obama talks about clean coal and safe storage of nuclear energy. He also called people to serve instead of just shop.
9:23 PM: Brokaw makes joke about going overtime
9:20 PM: Brokaw asks to prioritize the following: Healthcare, Energy, Entitlement programs (social security, etc.)
McCain evades the question by saying we can work on them all at once.
Obama prioritizes (like he says families have to): 1st Energy, 2nd Healthcare, 3rd Education (apparently entitlement programs can go eff themselves)
9:15 PM: How can we trust either party when they both got us into this?
Obama explains how government budgets are slightly different than personal budgets and then points out that the economy was awesome under Clinton and sucky under Bush
McCain talks about bipartisanship. I think he's missing the point. Does it do any good to be bipartisan if both parties suck? Ok, now he's talking about cutting spending (blah blah blah, earmarks). This is more in line.
9:07 PM: Is it just me or is this essentially the same question about how the bailout helps average Americans?
McCain rails on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (and Obama's 'cronies' although I don't know who they would be)
Obama explains the bailout in a fairly teacherly fashion. I like it. Now he's correcting McCain and saying this is a deregulation problem and that McCain is a deregulator.
9:05 PM: Asked about Secretary of Treasury. Says Warren Buffet (doesn't make sense) and Ann Whitman from Ebay
Obama says Buffet would be a good idea (no he wouldn't because he is such a private investor who has gamed the system that he couldn't be trusted)
9:01 PM: First question about bailing out everyday Americans
Obama's answer rails on Bush deregulation and talks about infrastructure, health care, job creation, and ways to keep people in their homes
McCain's answer talks about taxes and energy independence. Not a bad slant except for McCain's is a tax cut for the wealthy and a hike for the lower and middle class. He makes a good point about renegotiating home loans at new market prices
8:58 PM: Candidates have seen the questions

We're getting ready for another debate. this one in Nashville in a town hall format with questions only from people in the hall and on the internet. I usually hate these because they pander to "Lipstick on a pig" and "Lapel flag pin" bull crap. Let's hope this one is better.