Another milestone in the campaign is reached with last night's debate at Ole Miss.

Peter Canellos of The Boston Globe believes it was a good night for McCain, but a better one for Obama.

Fred Barnes believes it was a win for McCain, but not a knockout.

I watched the entire debate and came away with the impression that both men did what they needed to do, and neither made any major, memorable mistakes (for instance, both McCain and Obama called the Iranian Revolutionary Guard the Republican Guard, a minor, and understandable, mistake). Both men made clear statements that delineated their significant differences in philosophy and approach on both economic and foreign policy. Neither had any sighs, body movements or facial expressions that could be repeated over and over to ridicule them (at one point McCain looked angry, and at other points Obama's face screwed up in annoyance but, again, those things seemed minor to me). Thus, with no game changing moments, the status quo remains. Obama continues to lead the race, but does he lead by enough to ensure a win. It is, of course, entirely possible that by looking intelligent, calm and in control, Obama may have allayed the concerns of some of those who are still on the fence. If we see the numbers move his way over the next week, we might be headed back toward what I, for one, have expected all along, which is a Democratic tsunami.

The RealClearPolitics Electoral Map has shown some movement toward Obama. But, it needs to move even farther along for him to be assured of a victory, because I still do not believe that he can win Virginia or Colorado if he is only up by a point or two in the poll average in those states.

In other news, Larry Kudlow believes a compromise plan with House Republicans and the Treasury Secretary would be a win-win for the American taxpayer.

Michael Barone takes the long view on how the American voter views government intervention in the economy in this piece, which I think is interesting and probably on the mark.

One of the great challenges that will face the new President is what to do about Pakistan, which is reeling from the latest bomb attack and a lack of confidence in the new government. I would not be at all surprised if the Pakistani Army did not take control of the country, as it has on a number of occasions in the past.