The more I think about last night’s debate, the more I think that this was a redux of Sarah Palin’s debate performance.  McCain started strong because he stuck to his talking points.  As the debate progressed, he had to deviate further from his scripted lines and became incoherent as he flitted from one idea to another without every really connecting his thoughts.  It was like he was participating in a brainstorming session or something last night.  In the end Obama was looked cool and collected with the facts at his fingertips and McCain looked like he just had talking points and grimaces to share with the audience.