I came away with one conclusion, that listening to the inane and hacktackular questions of Brian Williams and Tim Russert was on par with being waterboarded. I thought that Natalie Morales was a bit better, but I have less experience with here, and in the case of TV Newsies, familiarity breeds contempt.

I thought that it was a wash, though Clinton nailing Obaba on his vote for the Bush/Cheney energy bill (WTF!) was a good zinger.

John Edwards seemed a bit more energetic. Obama and Clinton seemed a bit tired.

The best questions were asked by the candidates by each other, but that was a very low bar.

Why the hell does Russert have a job?