As hard as it might be to believe, M.E. Sprengelmeyer of the Rocky Mountain News reports these two bomb-throwing firebrands "put on a genial display of good manners" in their debate last night. The harshest words said? Churchill responding to Horowitz: "It's like you're rowing with one oar, David."

I have to say this is unexpectedly pleasant news. Debates should be a cordial exchange of legitimate ideas, not some WWF cage match designed to spill rhetorical blood all over the stage.