Less Debating, Please

Barack Obama's campaign is prepared to announce that he won't be participating in any more debates or "candidates' forums" except for the handful with Democratic National Committee sponsorship. I hope (but doubt) that others follow in his lead, since I feel a vague compulsion to watch these things and form opinions about what transpired, but they're excruciatingly boring to watch after you've seen a few of them.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/08/less-debating-please/45861/