Oh, What a Difference a Day--and a Debate--Makes!

I'll admit, I was a little concerned. You just never know how a live performance will go. Did I dare hope that Mitt Romney could turn in a stellar performance? Well, a girl  can hope. Did I ever dream that Obama would just phone it in? Never...even in my wildest dreams.

I sure wouldn't have wanted to be in the car with him afterwards...or having breakfast with him this morning. I'm sure he was angry. He sure seemed angry in his speeches today. (Really, PresBo? Romney doesn't want to be held accountable? If you want to be president, you owe the American people the truth? Really?)

Let's be honest...he's one of the most extreme narcissists we've ever seen in U.S. politics. You know that no one tells this emperor that he's naked! And of course, someone else must always be blamed. Eric Bolling was kind enough to give a rundown on The Five today:

• David Axelrod blames Jim Lehrer.
• Al Gore blames altitude.
• Michael Moore blames John Kerry's debate prep.

But in a surprise turn of events, Bill Maher--who has said some of the most obscene things against conservatives--tweeted it like it was...sometimes. Here are  some highlights:

• i can't believe i'm saying this, but Obama looks like he DOES need a teleprompter
• Obama made a lot of great points tonight. Unfortunately, most of them were for Romney
• Obama's not looking like he came for a job interview, Romney so far does
• Barry: less looking down making notes (u look like you're hanging your head in shame) and more eye contact. Look at Mitt like he's a nut!
• Postmortem even worse than debate! Now we know what Romney looks like fired up. And what Michael Jackson looked like on the diprovan

It's interesting to hear what people observed when watching the same event. To me, Obama seemed petulant, disrespectful, scripted (but he didn't memorize the lines right), angry and like a bit of a bully. Although there's an ad out today basically saying that Romney was mean, Obama was the one who ran roughshod over Jim Lehrer--ignoring time limits and instructions...and giving Jim dirty looks if he didn't get to speak when he wanted to.

Romney, on the other hand, looked extremely presidential. He was prepared, confident, engaging, enthusiastic, respectful, intelligent, witty, and while he was a consumate gentleman, he held his ground and would not tolerate lies about his position or be bullied out of his due share of time. And I loved his line about his 5 boys and being used to hearing people say things that aren't true, and continuing to say it, hoping he'd change his mind. It was a relief to have someone finally call Obama out on his "tell a lie, tell a big one and tell it often" tactics.

I was never really a Romney fan. I liked Newt Gingrich but knew he'd never make it with all his baggage. I'm warming up to Romney. The more I see him, the more hopeful I become. Fingers crossed.