So there is still no deal and McCain is debating--isn't that a loss for McCain?

[book_worm]

how can anybody say otherwise. He blinked. He was not helpful. He is debating.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

1. He flip-flopped for the good of the nation. It was a heroic flip-flop.

[billyoc]

2. A maverick waffling, if you will.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Not only can he say otherwise, apparently he's the winner!

But in all seriousness, this article, I thought, was great.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080926/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_debate

And it's on the front page of Yahoo!


Snip
- Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington had taken action to address the crisis.
..
The action contradicted the position McCain had taken Wednesday, when he announced, "I'm directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis."

McCain had also said he would suspend all campaign activities, but in reality the campaign just shifted to Washington while the work of trying to win the election went on.

McCain had taken a gamble with the move, trying to appear above politics and as a leader on an issue that had overshadowed the presidential campaign and given him trouble. But Democratic rival Barack Obama had not bowed to McCain's challenge, and instead questioned why the Republican nominee couldn't handle two things at once — the debate and involvement in the bailout negotiations.
snip

Thank God at least SOMEBODY is calling him on this.

[bunnies]

7. ooooh. I like it!!!

They should ALL be saying this.

[FreakinDJ]

4. They call him Flipper, Flipper - King of the Pee on himself

[Not a robought]

5. He was for the debate

before he was against it, before he was for it. Before that I heard he was POW, but I can't confirm, just some rumour I heard.

[jenmito]

6. The pundits are all calling him on it, saying he blinked. And you know how much his VP

is against blinking. ;)

[mscuedawg]

8. So...(God forbid) McCain's elected, will we get..."If Iran doesn't concede I will declare WAR!"

...PSYCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paleeze...hurl