Turn off the set

I've already expressed my concerns about Barack Obama's half hour on a bunch of networks tonight. So why does Barack Obama need to buy that time? Perhaps it has to do with the free half hour McCain got with Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press on Sunday, and the free hour he's getting on Larry King tonight.

UPDATE: OK, it was a very good production. I have this habit of seeing what Barack does through the lens of the failures of our prior candidates. He's not those guys, though. It's a large part of what drew me in so early in this campaign and why my support for Obama has never waivered. I need to keep that in mind.