Barack Obama Elected President!

[Roman]

Of course it makes sense to you.

This is true BS. This woman isn't ready at all, and now the McCain campaign is trying to shield her so she doesn't get out there, make a complete fool of herself, and then have everyone asking McCain where he got her from.

Obama should jsut show up and talk to the people. If McCain and Palin can't multi-task, then they shouldn't even be near the WH.

[Chris B]

I was watching Rachel Maddow and she explained that they held presidential debates during the Iran hostage crisis, the Time Square bombings (Kennedy vs Nixon) and most recently days after the USS Cole bombing (Gore vs Bush). There is no reason they can't focus on the problems at hand and the debate which I'm sure would be reassuring to the American public at a time like this. It seems like a ploy to give Palin more time considering her extreme failure so far in interviews.

[Ryan]

Well said Chris.

[George008]

I was watching Rachel Maddow and she explained that they held presidential debates during the Iran hostage crisis, the Time Square bombings (Kennedy vs Nixon) and most recently days after the USS Cole bombing (Gore vs Bush). There is no reason they can't focus on the problems at hand and the debate which I'm sure would be reassuring to the American public at a time like this. It seems like a ploy to give Palin more time considering her extreme failure so far in interviews.

Obama and McCain are senators and representatives of their states. Their consituents have a stake in this matter...they have a job to do.

Reagan and Carter were not special ops that could have rescued the hostages...

Kennedy and Nixon were not first responders that could have directly made an impact during the Time Square bombings..

Gore and Bush were not soldiers serving on the USS Cole..

My point is that all of these other Presidential candidates did not have a responsibility that related directly to these other crisises! It's not the same at all..

[George008]

So you think Obama should skip the deliberations of the vote...to come talk to the people? So Obama can multitask in that he can be in Mississippi and Washington DC at the same time..? If he can do that..I will vote for him!

[bandbfan]

It doesn't take all day to vote. What if Congress actually moved fast and there was a vote today or early tomorrow morning? I doubt McCain would go to the debate even then.

Well if that makes sense, wouldn't it make even more sense to have BOTH debates there on the same day?

[Roman]

That's good to hear! I'm glad you now feel he can walk and chew gum at the same time, something McCain cannot do.

Oh, and BTW.......it is now being reported that a deal is near. I would LOVE to see how McCain will explain how he went back to D.C. to do....

Nothing.

[Roman]

Yes it is, and if you weren't so ready to play partisan politics with this whole thing, maybe I could listen to what you are saying.

But you have once again turned this into "Obama doesn't have the guts to do ABC..." and McCain is the one showing all the good judgement. He looks like a fool threatening to not show up at the deabte to vote on something now........especially since he hasn't showed up in over a year to vote on anything.

But NOW he's running for POTUS.......so all bets are off. I wonder if they were off when he lied to DL yesterday when he told that manhe was getting on a plane to head back to D.C.......but instead went on CBS News? I also wonder ifthat still stands now when he's giving a speech at the G.I.? I thought he suspended his campaign.......so why is he still asking for votes?

This guy is so FOS he could open his own fertilizer factory and be richer than he is now.....and with that money, he could buy a shithouse to go with the other 9 houses in 3 different time zones that he owns.

this whole thing form him stinks.

[Roman]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dot.comme...ins_gamble.html

[George008]

Walking and chewing and two different states at once..Obama is the "one"...

Would you call meeting with Congressional leaders and the President at the White House..doing nothing?

[George008]

Roman you are right. I am the only one playing partisan here...you are so balanced in your view of McCain.

I never said anything about Obama's guts...

You need to check your facts on when the last time McCain voted...

[George008]

It's not the actual vote that is time consuming..it's the deliberation and debating...

McCain has clearly stated that he will debate Obama, if a deal is reached...

[Ryan]

[Wales2004]

Here's something with which I agree....total photo op:

- Jake Tapper and Dean Norland

[Ryan]

Thank you for the article Wales