Do you think you're at least as smart as TV's political pundits? Now's your chance to prove it!

During tomorrow's Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, Current TV and Twitter will allow viewers to "Hack the Debate," or, more precisely, post onscreen commentary in what they're calling "close to real time." (They'll need a little time to cut out all the idiotic comments from people ruminating on Obama's ears and sharing what they'd like to do to Sarah Palin.)

So if you watch on Current TV, you'll be treated to all sorts of tweets along the lines of "OMFG! mCcAin just said a sentence! How Presidential!!!!" or "Obama's so dreeemy" or "If the government is going to provide capital to financial firms, it should get what people who provide capital are entitled to -- a share in ownership, so that all the gains if the rescue plan works don't go to the people who made the mess in the first place" (that is, if Paul Krugman is one of those twittering).

Al Gore didn't cook up the idea, says Current CEO Joel Hyatt, but he approves: "He certainly shares the belief that the punditry aspect of the process has not been enriching to American democracy. We're trying to empower young adults to participate in the process, to have their voice heard, to join the conversation."

At any rate, the tweets are guaranteed to be more enlightened and incisive than anything Sean Hannity or Pat Buchanan will have to say afterwards.

- "Hack the Debate" Presidential scrum, 6 p.m. Friday, Current TV (Channel 366 on DirecTV, 196 on Dish, 107 on Comcast and 180 on ATT U-Verse. All others, you're on your own. (Information on how to participate is here.)