Open Debates May Be Obama's Achilles' Heel

  At least that's the thinking of Investor's Business Daily, which thinks Barack Obama is a lot of glib, but John McCain has a lot more depth.

  The publication came out with that pronouncement after last week's debate at Saddleback Church, home of pastor Rick Warren, author of the Purpose Driven Life.

  Quote: To any honest observer, the differences between John McCain and Barack Obama have been evident all along. What we saw last weekend was Obama's shallowness juxtaposed with McCain's depth, the product of his extraordinary life experience.

It may not have been a debate, but it was one of the most lopsided political contests in memory. No wonder Obama wants to keep debate formats boring and predictable.