During a discussion on immigration policy, McCain invited Romney to "spend your whole fortune on attack ads," and the room erupted. Robbie Cohen, a medical student from San Diego and a McCain volunteer, said watching the ABC News/Facebook forum among supporters was like watching a football game at the home ground.

"We're all united in one purpose," he said.

Eileen Sweeney, an undecided Chicago resident in town on business, said she learned a lot about McCain from watching the debate, including his supporters' passionate support for his immigration policy. "I didn't have an allegiance but I didn't want to be alone by myself," she said. "I thought this was great fun."

After the debate, McCain stopped by and thanked the people in the bar. "The momentum is there, the enthusiasm is there, all we need to do now is get out the vote," he said.

On Show 2004

The last four months of every year are jam-packed full of the latest cycling bikes, frames, parts and widgets, all rolled out and shown off at the main trade-shows of the year. Eurobike, EICMA, and especially Interbike, all attract the cycling world like bees to a honey-pot, with the major companies keeping their next-year's products tightly under wraps until at least one of these shows.

Apple - it's about iMacs not iPhones

I also find the mature OS X (10.4 Tiger version) to be excellent, as I'm sure Leopard (10.5) will prove to be when it's updated in the next few weeks. However, I'll be considering a PC desktop as my next computer purchase.