President-elect Barack Obama and outgoing president George W. Bush met at the White House yesterday, and you know they didn’t talk sports. For Obama, it must be hard to come face to face with someone you have so roundly criticized but everyone’s taken shots at Bush, and my guess he’s just as happy to vacate the hot-seat as Obama is to take it. Their meeting was ‘off the record,’ meaning we don’t know exactly what they talked about, but there are no reports of headlocks or broken jaws, so we can probably guess it went as well as could be expected.

Like most people, I’m curious as to what they talked about—for Obama, the presidency is akin to taking a used car off somebody’s hands you know has all kinds of problems. There is a lot of talk afoot about Obama immediately rolling back some Bush policies. It’s hard to stop momentum, good or bad, once it’s started but God Bless him for trying, right?

We know that they did talk about what it would take to save the auto industry, and that’s all we know. I want to know if they talked about foreclosures, healthcare and practical matters about raising children in the White House. We know that Laura Bush and Michelle Obama had that conversation, but it seems like, dad to dad, Bush and Obama should have that talk, too. I think it’s a shame that we know so little of the First Meeting. What do you think?

What do you think Bush and Obama talked about?  What should they have talked about?

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We all watched last night’s debates, and it was both a clash of titans and a last ditch effort by both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain to show America what they are made of. How they did depends largely on what you were looking for. McCain came out swinging: less robotic, more passionate and feisty. Obama came across as more of a teacher schooling a class. It’s rare when you can say that a Black man comes across as too intellectual, but many of the pundits are spinning his appearance that way.

I think the best thing about the debates is that they’ve been great indicators of how these people deal with stress and confrontation. If you like cool and laid back, then you probably scored for Obama (as did most polls which say 53 percent of viewers gave the debate to Obama). They feel it was a win for Obama as he has fought the steadier battle: his punches have connected more accurately and scored more points with voters than McCain’s.

However, if you like someone who deals with confrontation with a bit more hardcore aggression, you may have scored for McCain who is getting props from his base for finally getting in the mix and putting his credentials on the table to be scrutinized. They also liked that he faced off with Obama on William Ayers and pinning down on some specifics of his tax plan. This is what his supporters have been waiting for and word on the streets is that McCain’s base is more energized than ever. Of course, it’s about a day late by and a dollar short, but, as they say with all things, it ain’t over ’till it’s over, and the last ballot has been counted.

What do you think? Who won the debates last night, and overall?  Tell us here.

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