Obama and Mccain both Ace Saddleback Forum-Mark Halperin gives both A-s

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From his write-up on his page at time.com on how Obama performed:


Halperin’s Saddleback Forum Scorecard: ObamaObama


Tanned, rested, and ready for Rick Warren’s questions after his week in Hawaii. Comfortable talking about faith and quoting the bible in the precise spirit of the event. Maybe a bit too flip and colloquial at times (he said “screw up” twice), but fluid, good natured, and unflappable at almost every moment. He effectively stalled with verbal filler before answering some of the tougher questions. Handled abortion, gay rights, the Supreme Court, teacher pay, taxes, welfare reform, and stem cell research without sounding too liberal or changing any of his positions. Dipped into the personal when talking about the moral failure of his drug use as a youth. Did not appear the least bit intimidated by the crowd or the probing, and likely gained some confidence that he can use going into the debates next month.