If you dig deep enough into a CNN story called, \u201cObama and Romney: Middle class promises will be hard to keep,\u201d you\u2019ll run across a video entitled \u201cThe debate in 99 second<\/a>s<\/a>.\u201d It represents one of the better exchanges about the economy.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a far cry from the way MSNBC\u2019s pundit Chris Matthews and many other progressive observers have described the debate. I recall being in a room of fifteen while watching the debate. Most were surprised that the president did not score a clear victory. However, that does not mean that he didn\u2019t show up or that he was the clear loser. Someone in the room said that Romney was able to go toe-to-toe with the president. That became the consensus among the group until Matthews\u2019 tirade<\/a> turned the focus from the debate to the punditry.<\/p>\n