You thought that snoozer the other night was the final time Obama and McCain faced off on the hard-hitting issues of the day?  Oh-ho no, children.  As any ardent fan of West Wing knows, the Al Smith Dinner is the make-or-break moment of any Presidential campaign.

After the jump, both candidates’ speeches for your consideration.

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I honestly thought Mac did a great job last night and finally called out Obama on his socialist ideals. Give the polls sometime and don’t fuel into the left wings fire. (RightWingNYGal25)

I bet the debate numbers are down again; I could be wrong; I’ll wait until Drudge posts them later. (pwest)

We had divine intervention in 2000, we can have it again. (c17wife)

I see [prayer] as the single most important act that believers can do to impact events and have been meaning to put up a commentary on prayer and the election. (wennejunk)

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The Post is in the tank for Obama, per the endorsement running in Friday’s fishwrap.

Now I am a junkie for endorsements. And this is a swing-state paper, on account of NoVa readers. But endorsements are overrated. No doubt about it.

Yet there is something here, as the Post editorial board was basically fellating Dubya on the war from the jump.  Disgusting stuff, really. But they have caught Hope, for which there is no cure but Change.  Paragraph No. 2 sets up the rest:

“The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain’s disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president. It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama’s relatively brief experience in national politics. But we also have enormous hopes.”

Like, ouch, dude.

America’s Plumber is discovering the joys of being a media celebrity:

Turns out that “Joe the Plumber,” as he became nationally known when Senator John McCain made him a theme at Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate, may run a plumbing business but he is not a licensed plumber. His full name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher. And he owes a bit in back taxes.

“I’m kind of like Britney Spears having a headache,” says Joe. “Everybody wants to know about it.”

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Once again, for your captioning pleasure:

RNC/Geezer robocall in Va., today: “Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats aren’t who you think they are.”

Newly hired Geezer hack Dennis Green, press conference, Phoenix, Nov. 5: “They are who we thought they were! And we let ’em off the hook!”

If the shifting nature of the Geezer campaign holds, this must happen.

You know, I was worried about the one line from the Geezer that did not have to do with Joedaplumbah. Emphasis on was.

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Strike ’em out, throw ’em out. But, of course, this is a NEGATIVE AD, so Barry is just an awful, awful person, just like Rep. John Lewis. (Insert your own reference to “waaaambulance” here.)

(Sidenote: hey rptrcub? Please give me Georgian Voter opinion on John Lewis. Revered as a sainted man who can do no wrong? Reviled as showboating hack with a good backstory? To the point of whether hitting John Lewis actually helps Barry in Georgia.)