I missed Tim Russert — that’s how bad last night’s "Michelle Malkin/Steve Doocy" driven non-policy based debate turned out. As was clearly noted by you in several contemporaneous posts by Eli, But don’t take it from me or us, take it from Tom Shales:

Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, turned in shoddy, despicable performances….

At the end, Gibson pompously thanked the candidates — or was he really patting himself on the back? — for "what I think has been a fascinating debate." He’s entitled to his opinion, but the most fascinating aspect was waiting to see how low he and Stephanopoulos would go, and then being appalled at the answer.

I look forward to the national debates this year, when the Democrat gets asked about some 8th cousins poor behavior on "Survivor" or burgeoning adult film career, followed by John McCain getting to talk about his POW experiences.

From Chris Vlasto to Jake Tapper’s obsession with smelling the candidates, ABC news remains the place to go, to reaffirm ‘Drudge Rocks their World’…and Sean Hannity writes their questions.

And, as done last night — here are the feedback forums where you can tell ABC News just how much you appreciated their nearly policy-free effort.

ABC switchboard: 212-456-7777 or per Joe Sudbay 818-460-7477.

Or you can fill out their online feedback form.

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