I don't know if she was worried that she'd come of as leaning to the left or what, but Ifill was awful. Softballs all around (left AND right). No follow ups when someone didn't answer the question. No insistence that anyone answer the actual question ("I may not answer the questions the way you or the moderator want to hear, but I 'm going to talk to the American people.")

The only positive is that they at least attempted to engage one another. McCain hasn't figured out a way to look Obama in the eye yet.