and will once again fulfill a responsible leadership role in the international community.

I certainly hope McCain focuses on policy in the last 2 1/2 weeks, and not on ridiculous attacks like the Ayers story. If you hadn't noticed, people viewing the debate apparently didn't give a crap about Ayers, ACORN, or even Joe the plumber. Obama scored points in the areas of education, healthcare, abortion rights, energy, and the economy.

Barring a sudden alien invasion of the planet earth, I can't see any possible occurrence big enough to shake up and change the course of this campaign at this late stage. It's no longer a question of who will win, but by how much.