Clinton Attacks, Obama Parries

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dueled in their final Democratic debate in Cleveland on Tuesday night. Clinton ignored her colleague Sen. Chris Dodd's call for unity earlier Tuesday and passionately attacked Obama on a variety of issues.

Obama deflected most of the attacks, clearly improving on his performance in prior debates. Obama made no serious errors under pressure, much to Clinton's chagrin. Should he become the Democratic nominee, he might want to thank Clinton for taking him to task over policy and substance.

And he's looking more like the nominee unless Clinton can sweep both Ohio and Texas on Tuesday.

The first attacks of the debate came on health care, a topic I have covered in detail. Obama has tried to paint Clinton's mandate of universal coverage as a bad thing because some people may not be able to afford it. But this ignores a few key points. Clinton's plan has significant subsidies for those who cannot afford insurance....