I've come to the conclusion, supported by LOTS of evidence, that the Clinton campaign has orchestrated the debates brilliantly. The Alicia Machado landmine exploded spectacularly, and Pence stepped on every landmine Kaine threw in front of him (evidenced by the new Clinton ads out today).

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich