TKO

Obama lands his first of a probable series of knock-out punches with less than a minute left on the clock.



It is easy to forget how inspirational Obama's oratory could be. Speeches like these were what propelled him past Hillary in the primaries. But like all amazing things, his highly inspirational speeches couldn't be sustained for long stretches without people growing numb. Recall the "Obama fatigue" that began circulating throughout the news shortly after his return from a world tour this summer. So he seamlessly morphed into a much more conventional, yet adept, pol. He just kept landing persistent blows to the rib cage outside the direct vision of most spectators. We could see McCain was weakening but we couldn't understand exactly what the cause was. Obama knew that a knock-out punch would be all that more easy if he had laid the ground work in advance. This is the beginning of that last flurry of punches that will send McCain to the floor. What a finish...