The last Obama-McCain just ended. John McCain was still talking about his $5000 per household tax credit, seemingly oblivious to the fact that there are so many Americans who don’t have the money to spend in order to get the credit and others cannot get health insurance at any cost because of preexisting conditions.

Furthermore, McCain’s eye-rolling and almost constant smirk -- reminiscent of George W. Bush -- did nothing to hide his contempt for Obama. In fact, it highlighted his blunder in the last debate when he referred to Obama as “that one.”

For hardcore Republicans, McCain’s attitude probably made little difference, but to the uncommitted, it may have been the deciding factor as to how they will cast their votes. McCain’s rehashing of Obama’s connection to sixties radical, William Ayers, left me hoping to hear Obama say “The Keating Five.”

The Keating scandal of 1987, involved McCain and four other U.S. Senators accused of interfering in a federal investigation of Charles H. Keating, Jr., chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. In the end, McCain was cleared of actual wrong-doing, but was roundly criticized for using poor judgment. Obama, however, did not stoop to McCain’s level. He took the high road.

Some pundits referred to McCain’s final debate performance as “aggressive.” I saw it as childish behavior tinged with desperation.