CNN has reported that John McCain has taken the initiative to postpone this Friday's debate in order to allow government officials to concentrate on the disaster developing (already developed) in our economy.
Why weren't these officials concentrating on enforcing the rules (and laws!) already in force in the first place?
CNN has not yet reported (the unconfirmed claim) that this was Obama's Idea, suggested privately to McCain. If indeed it was Obama's idea, that information should be publicized, to show that Obama was the leader in this suggestion, wanted to "collaborate across the aisle," and was rebuffed by a knife in the back from the McCain campaign (how's that for a mixed metaphor?).
If it wasn't Obama's idea, and if it actually came from the McCain campaign, then the Democrats should legitimately question how McCain can CLAIM to work and play well with both parties in order to put country first, and then sneak behind the Democrats with this b.s idea. Besides, it smells of the Evil Karl Rove. And anything that the Evil Karl Rove touches is (a) filet mignon for the Republicans, and (b) poison for the rest of the country.
In either case, the Democrats can claim, probably legitimately, that McCain isn't ready for the debate--whose topic is FOREIGN POLICY, not the economy--and hence chickened out. He just can't keep the information straight in his own mind or coming out of his mouth. Call McCain's bluff on this one, show him for the excessively-elder non-statesman that he is, and force him to appear on Friday.
If McCain refuses to debate, Obama should show up and, using the old Monty Python bit, debate against a puddle of brown gravy.
Damn, but I'm sick of the Evil Karl Rove.
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