Actually, the enduring impression of this debate is how inclusive, forward thinking and presidential Obama seemed, and how angry, dogmatic and old McCain seemed by comparison.  There are McCain supporters who no doubt saw that as strength and resolve, but to me, and apparently most independents and undecided voters who were polled in the immediate aftermath of the debate (or who watched on CNN), he looked unhinged, his anger and contempt clearly winning the battle over his inner bipartisan reformer to the point where he couldn’t even bring himself to make eye contact with Obama.  What I saw was Grandpa Simpson angrily ranting “Surge Surge Surge, Iraq Iraq Iraq Surge Surge Surge, You don’t understand You don’t understand You don’t understand” until Obama responded with knowledge and confidence -- a confidence which exuded not only that he did indeed understand, but that he understood better than McCain, that he could see beyond McCain’s one dimensional, Iraq-centric 20th century world view.   One, a cool, knowledgeable, inclusive and respectful leader with a 21st century world view, and the other, an angry arrogant and finally unhinged power broker, who has a 20th century world view, who sees the 21st century solely through the prism of Iraq and the surge, and who can’t even show his indeniably worthy adversary the respect of looking him in the eye.  Viewing that alone in the context of the Palin selection, and his prima donna Bailout stunt these past few days, it is obvious that what is emerging as the biggest issue in the campaign is not whether Obama has the experience and judgment to be President, but whether McCain’s lacks the temperament.  And that question answers itself all too easily.  In term of Presidential temperament -- and without doubt, in that sense -- this debate was a clear win for Obama, particularly with those few remaining voters who have not made their final decisions yet, who have issues with both candidates and whose decision will be based to a fair extent on whatever visceral feel they get for the candidate they ultimately choose (like the voters who swung to Reagan after the debate in 1980). Do not underestimate the importance of temperament and character with these remaining undecided voters.  The issues are well known, and most of them are probably closer to Obama's views on issues than McCain's.  The issue for them is temperament, ability to lead and command, the ability to inspire confidence and make more informed and better decisions.  It gets harder and harder to see anybody who is not a dyed in the wool Republicans being comfortable with another four years of GOP rule, led by an aging President who is clearly a militarist at heart, who makes clumsy, impulsive and reckless decisions, who says one thing (I am a reformer) and does another (he exists by, through and for lobbyists and special corporatist interests) and whose principal emotional compass appears to be anger.  Obama looked like our next President tonight.  McCain looked like our last one, only with an anger problem.