10:20 PM ... I think McCain was just about to say, a tiny country in a tiny part of the world.

10:24 PM ... I think Tom Brokaw just won the contest for most positively stupid question of the evening.

10:32 PM ... Very strong conclusion by Obama. I think he served himself very well with that. Through the debate his answers have been more coherent; he's connected them better to ordinary concerns.

10:34 PM ... Really don't know if this 'steady hand at the tiller' line is a winner for McCain.

10:34 PM ... Okay, I'll give Brokaw that one. He ended on a funny line.