That’s not the Barrack Obama I’ve known for twenty years.

First, just imagine what the MSM would do with this clip if McCain (or even better, Bush) fumbled question as incoherently as Obama did. If it were McCain, they’d be running it hourly, and leading the evening news with it for a few days with an ominous graphic in the background saying something like “can we afford a president who can’t focus?” If it were Bush, we’d be treated to another round of silly isn’t-he-stooopid giggling.

Second, and more important, it reinforces what we’ve already seen: without his teleprompter and rehearsed lines, Obama is out of his depth in any kind of public forum. If McCain’s team is smart, they will absolutely insist on having the fall’s debates in a town hall format. And not on CNN or NBC, who would be especially prone to allowing the Obama camp to place stooges with pre-arranged question into the mix, as CNN, at least, has done in debates before. If Obama has to think on his feet with no prepared remarks or planted questions, McCain will annihilate him.

How incredibly arrogant – I don’t care for most of Lieberman’s politics, but I have no doubt he is a person of integrity and strength. If Obama’s so clueless that he believes he can railroad him he’s in for a very rude awakening – if he’s self aware enough to spot it when it hits him.