2008 Presidential Debates

Anybody else realize how crazy this year's debates have been, so early this season? This article sums it up quite well. The most noteworthy paragraph is listed below:

For all that, what has been striking this year is the extent to which Democrats are more confident about appearing at forums of liberal interest groups than they would have been four or eight years ago. It reflects a party that seems secure in its political standing, and just how much the political landscape has changed since President Bush was re-elected.

Thank goD for that! Much of the last two decades has been a depressingly downward spiral into conservatism, with Bible-quoting, science-skeptic medievalists being considered most "electable." In November 2006, propelled by George Bush's war, I think we passed the winter solstice. The future belongs to liberalism, until, of course, we become corrupt with power ...

EDIT: The Economist also coincidentally has an interesting article on this topic. America's turn to the left. Run, Al, run!!!