Master Debater

"No debate!" says John McCain. Instead, he has to bring the country together to solve this economic crisis.

First of all, it's being solved just fine without you, someone who has freely admitted that he knows shit about economics.

Second of all, this stunt proves you're willing to play politics with an economic crisis.

Third of all, you're totally calling a time out, just as the big kid in the class is upon you with a dodge ball about to pummel you into tomorrow. And that's totally against the rules.

Fourth of all, Obama's certainly correct when he says that the American people want to hear from their leaders and fully expect their president to have the ability to multitask.

McCain just McCained the debates! How will this not backfire on him?

Finally, on a separate but related matter... I'm on Ralph Nader's emailing list, as I'm sure I've mentioned. He sent this press release out:

NADER CALLS MCCAIN'S MOVE TO POSTPONE DEBATE 'POLITICAL STUNT' SAYS MCCAIN TO BLAME FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS

Senator John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and participation in the first presidential debate is pure and simple showboating. The Washington DC bailout by Bush and his Congressional allies of the Wall Street crooks and speculators is not dependent on Senator McCain's return to Washington.

He has been an advocate of the deregulation that caused this debacle and offers nothing significant to address it. However, tens of millions of Americans depended on Senator McCain to show up at Friday's debate in Old Mississippi.

They expected him to do so and have arranged their plans to watch him interact with Barack Obama. By turning his back on at least 50 million American voters anticipating Friday's debate, he has dishonored his commitment and undermined the respect which he hoped the American people would accord him during his presidential campaign.

I urge him to restore his honor and self-respect by ending this political stunt and maturely fulfilling his commitment on the presidential debate stage this Friday.

Should he choose to maintain his present, impulsive course and leave an empty chair on the stage, I would be most pleased to take his place as the number three Presidential candidate in the race.

(And just as a final note, I support Nader and Barr's participation in the debates. They're both on a lot of states' ballots, and the people of this country have the right to hear from them. Limiting the debates only to the two parties that already get all the publicity is complete horseshit.)