One other comment I forgot to include.  I saw Ned at a meeting in spring of '06 when his campaign was just starting to get going.  The Ned Lamont last night was clearly more adept at working the room.  He just exudes a friendly, positive attitude that is very infectous.  During many of his answers, you could see he wasn't really speaking for Obama.  He was on the stump himself.  I hope he runs again.  The experience from his first run clearly has made him a better campaigner.