My independent spouse, during the first two questions: “Romney is doing well…”

Later, “He’s a consultant. He’s really smart, he talks fast, but he does not know who his audience is. He’s falling apart.”

My independent spouse–he can smell b.s. from about two miles away. That smell rarely fades.

Meanwhile–for all the punditry crying about the President not “fighting back.” Give me a break. He’s the President. (There are also these things called campaign funds and SuperPACs that are going to take Romney’s inconsistencies, lies, and other nonsense and turn them into beautiful ads.)

Here’s what I kept thinking of, where President Obama is wearing the flag shorts…. (click the link. It’s inspirational, really and truly.)