Alright, took a little while to get my internet functioning at home, but here we are.

First 20 minutes- Claws came out immediately. Clinton laying down her plan on Universal Healthcare…essentially accusing Obama of being a Republican.

8:18-Did Clinton just reference SNL? She doesn’t like getting the first question all the time and feels she is being unfairly targeted while Obama sits all cush next to her.

8:24-Clinton put between a rock and a hard place. Tim Russert wants to know if she’ll get out of NAFTA in 6 months. She says yes, no, not really…depends on which state is listening.

8:27-What? What? Someone is asking Obama a semi-tough question on his slight apathy in the past regarding NAFTA? Was this approved by the producers?

8:30-His solutions to building the economy sound eerily similary to Clinton’s. Oh, wait, there was an extra comma in there between the green building projects and hiring Americans to rebuild the country.

8:33-Russert asks if she’s overzealous in her job building aspirations. She says “heck no. I would have been successful has Al Gore been president.”

8:34-I wonder what they are writing on those little pads of paper?

8:35-Will Obama be able to go up against McCain in foreign policy with his lack of experience? He says he knows what he is talking about. “We have to go up against those terrorists in Pakistan,” said Obama. Wait, now we’re going to war with Pakistan???

8:38-Sorry, fell into a coma for a second. She’s going on and on about her foreign policy experience. Ok, we got it.

8:40-Obama says he was against the war but is for bombing terrorists in Pakistan. “I’m not saying we should bomb Pakistan. But, if there is intelligence that there is terrorist activity and they refuse to take action, we should.” (not verbatim, sorry)

8:42-Russert getting a little fired up! He just acted out an angry Iraqi leader saying, if you are not going to stay and protect us then get out now! “Would you?”

8:43-”It is important for us not to be held hostage by the Iraqi government.” They’re holding us hostage?

8:44-If Al Qaeda takes over Iraq again, as president would you invade again? Clinton says, “You’re asking a lot of hypotheticals.”

8:48-Brian cuts Clinton off saying he has to get to one the limited commercial breaks “as the snow swirls outside in Ohio, we’re having a warm night inside at the debate.” (laughter)

8:52-He didn’t allow her to finish when they returned! Instead, Brian is showing Clinton mocking Obama by talking about the “celestial angels singing.”

8:55-Obama says she did a nice job. Then, he says if he was all talk wounded soldiers at Walter Reed would still be paying for their own food.

8:56-Clinton says “I was having a little fun. Its hard to get time for fun on the campaign trail.” Give me a break! Fun is NOT being in freezing Ohio, screaming at the top of your lungs about angels.

8:58-Obama is left-handed, very convenient for his place on the political spectrum.

9:01-”We need to mobilize the American people so they know what their government is doing. Its not romantic. Its what needs to be done.” - Barack Obama

9:03-Wow, Russert hitting hard. “Will you keep your promise about taking contributions?” Obama says I am not the nominee yet.

9:04-Clinton has loned her campaign 5 million dollars and she refuses to file her and her husband’s tax return. “Why won’t you release the return so the public knows who is bankrolling your campaign?”

9:06-”The public is financing my campaign.” He asks to file the return before March 4th. She’s too busy.

9:07-Will you release your agenda as First Lady since you claim all of your experience?

9:10-If Jewish people found out about Obama’s view on Farrakan “you’re Jewish support would dry up like a snowball in hell.”

9:10-Obama tells Tim he wants to restore the relationship between the African American community and the Jewish community (from civil rights era).

9:12-Clinton says, wait a minute-I represent New York! And, I turned down the support of the Independents who were anti-semitic, even if it could have cost me big time.

9:14-Brian is a little punchy tonight. Just pointed out the semi-dead audience finally clapped for Obama’s joke about denounce being the same as reject.

9:20-Obama says “why does everyone-dems, Independents, Repubs support me? Because they’re sick of the rest of y’all!”

9:22-Russert questions Clinton on foreign affairs. “What can you tell me about Putin’s successor?” She responds that he is handpicked a Putin puppet. She couldn’t pronounce his name. Its Medvedev-what’s so hard about that?

9:23-Unfair! Tim then asks Obama what he knows about the successor. He says Hillary pretty much summed it up. Now, he’s talking about Putin, not the successor (I’m taking it he doesn’t know anything about the guy).

9:24-Tim schools them both on the guy’s stats.

9:26-Clinton admits she would vote against the war if she could do it again, but then points out: “My experience and my unique qualifications on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, equip me with the resources to deal with these problems.”

9:28-Obama does not have anything he actually did wrong, but admits he would have taken action on the Schiavo vote, but didn’t actually do anything wrong.

9:29-Obama is now trying to get the last word in as “friends” like she did in Austin.

9:30-”I’m very pleased to run alongside Senator Cilnton.”

9:30-Brian’s not ready for the nicey nicey. He asks Obama what she needs to answer to the people to win the nomination. Obama says she is qualified but he is better.

9:31-He doesn’t have a question for her to answer. But, he says “listen, I’m still better because I can bring the peeps together.”

9:32-Now, she is praising him….and reminds us she told us last week it was an a honor to run alongside Obama.

9:34-She reminded us of her gender. He reminded us of his race. Thanks, guys-we weren’t quite sure by now what was what and who was who.

9:34-Boy these two megalomaniacs can’t even come up with a question for eachother because they only want to talk about themselves!

Ok, we’re outta here. Good debate everyone!