◼ Palin Warns: Obama Camp Will Not Go Down Without Swinging; Will Pull Something - Real Clear Politics
◼ After debate failure, Obama consults most trusted adviser... Himself!
Because isolation and insularity have worked out so well for him thus far, right? ◼ Politico quotes an unnamed Obama confidant on President Eye-candy's post-debate demeanor. Having that famous first-rate temperament, he was just the right level of angry:
Nobody had to tell President Barack Obama he had whiffed when he walked off the stage in Denver Wednesday night — nor was he in the mood for a lot of advice. “You could tell he was pissed,” said a person close to the president.