Saddleback Church

It was interesting to see McCain and Obama last night. I thought they both did an excellent job. But I have a few reactions. First of all Obama -- I though he came across as very thoughtful; as someone who looked at both sides of an issue. However, while this is something very good for a campaign, for governing I think it will cause problems. He reminded me a lot of Jimmy Carter. Very thoughtful, very smart, but tries to be fair to both sides. That makes it hard to come to a decision quickly. His comment on when life begins will hurt him with the Christian fundamentalists. McCain was very good, to the point. His answer to the question about his greatest moral failure was a home run. It blunted the comments being made by the Democrats about his first marriage. How can you criticize John Edwards for cheating without doing the same for McCain? McCain helped to sure up the fundamentalist Christian base; Obama made inroads with them.