I suppose after the McCain campain declared the debate a victory before McCain had committed to attend, I should not be surprised by the ability of the right to delude itself.  But this is somewhat startling, given what the independent voters had to say:

There were no knockout blows in this debate, but McCain won on points--a surprise for people like me who expected a crushing performance from the much more silver-tongued Barack Obama.

Never let the facts get into the way of a good right-wing narrative.  I can't wait to hear the Repugs boast how McCain destroyed Obama in the EV count by garnering more than 200 (albeit fewer than 270) votes.

You be the judge, but as I see it, the only difference between this and a Sarah Palin interview is the part at the end where the questioner calls BS:

Richard:  Maybe. I guess you should have called.

Tommy Boy:  I did call, earlier, when...
using the phone.

R:  Earlier? When was that?
T:  Er... later... When, when... then... I...
ah.., I left a message.

R:  A message?
What number did you call?

 
T:  Two, four, niner, five, six, seven, eigh . . .                   
                  
R:  I can't hear you. You're trailing off.
And did i catch a "niner" in there?  What Were you calling from, a walkie-talkie?
                  
T:  No, it was cordless.
                  
R:  You know what? Don't.
Not here, not now.

Now compare: 

Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?

Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you.

Erie, ain't it?

George Will to McCain:  Obama will quickly shed his inexperience, but you'll always be a hot head.

I guess this isn't a total surprise because Will just last week the best he could muster was a tired divided government argument, which was as transparent as it was desperate (where was that in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, or 2006?).  Still, he practically commands his readers to vote for Obama (albeit as a lesser of two evils) because McCain and his Queen-of-Hearts temper cannot be trusted.