Last night's debate: Same ol, same ol

According to today's New York Times, Senator McCain lost the debate last night by rehashing the same tired ideas that have led him campaign into a kind of failure of imagination.

I didn't get to see the debate, but it would have taken a major gaffe by Senator Obama to move the polls in any direction other than the way they've been heading. The popular site Fivethirtyeight.com projects Obama winning easily next month, though there is still time for an "October Surprise."