People are pretty upset about mitt & big bird. How about being upset that he's a repugnant capitalist cretin? Why won't your president say "you know mitt,  you really can't speak about freedom and choice because you got rich by destroying people's lives, and you said aloud that you have no regard for the most exploited people in society." Your president can't say this because he agrees that "free enterprise" is the greatest system ever devised, and that basically people deserve what they get (rich or dispossessed)..  and government can help when they fail (bailout or welfare).

Isn't it staggering that the debate moderator had to INSIST that the contenders emphasize their differences? For as Obama proudly pointed out, most of his policies were Republican ideas (health care, taxation, education)