Hey, Where is Everybody?

Holidays notwithstanding, I'm surprised not to see commentary on the first Presidential Debate. So, maybe you can offer some thoughts about that and tonight's VP debate together? The tee vee blather about "what each candidate MUST do" and the talking-heads chatter about the supposedly careful line Biden MUST walk are interesting. Well, at least to me. And it's interesting how much impact the Couric interview(s) seems to be having on pundits -- and, some polling suggests, voters? Any new ads catching your attention? Any wise observations about how the financial crisis is affecting the campaign narrative(s)? Fell free to use this as a Debates open thread.