For months, the 2008 presidential election has been hyped, by media and political pundits, to be unlike any this nation has ever seen. And to be sure, with the first African-American nominee and the first woman ever on the GOP ticket, it certainly is historic. Also, given the level of interest among young people and first-time voters, it's understandable that the September 26 presidential debate between Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) was an event that many Americans ...