So I watched the Democratic debate/lovefest last night, and my overwhelming impression is how impressive both these candidates are. I thought Hillary did a little better job than Barack—she seemed to control the pace and tone, mostly, and her command of detail is remarkable. More than with Barack, you get the feeling that you could throw her a question about absolutely anything, and she’d have an answer.

But really, these are two highly intelligent, thoughtful people, both of whom are capable of actually listening to a question, thinking it over, and responding with a multi-layered answer.

When a questioner referred to them as a dream ticket, it was hard not to agree. But of course it’s virtually impossible to imagine Hillary running as the veep half of the ticket.

Regardless, I maintain my belief that either one of them beats any Republican. And in a strange way, both seem to have more gravitas than Mitt Romney or even John McCain, who really has been a Washington insider for too long…..