Tim Cavanaugh on the 6 Biggest Debate Promises Obama Failed to Keep

For the more than 54 million Americans who passed up a perfectly good Friday night in September 2008 to watch the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, the exchange seemed like a win for Obama. But while he may have gotten the most debating points, Obama blew enough smoke to raise global temperatures by several degrees. Debates are forums for signaling how you will govern, laying out ideas for change, and putting your policies up for review. By that standard, writes Tim Cavanaugh, President Obama's time actually running the country have borne little resemblance to his 2008 rhetoric.