Comments on: Not Debating Will Help McCain http://www.dotcult.com/not-debating-will-help-mccain Ryan Jones Blogs About Internet Culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Jeff http://www.dotcult.com/not-debating-will-help-mccain#comment-3617 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:24:54 +0000 http://www.dotcult.com/not-debating-will-help-mccain#comment-3617 I have to agree that this "Gotta go to DC" bit was about the campaign in some form.. was it strategy to avoid debating, or was it a ploy to curry favour with the public by pretending he cares enough about those of us with mortgages that he suspended a Presidential campaign.. Regardless, it was a remarkable move that will be studied by Political Science students for years to come.. Obama's response, though I completely predicted iit word for word, was that a President needs to be able to multi-task. In my view he's right. The only kudos I have for McCain is that his team has thrown two big big curve-balls at the Democrats (suspending campaign, and Palin) and the Dems whiffed on both.. History will judge whether suspending a Presidental campaign 39 days before the election, for any reason, was a good idea or not... but I don't buy for a nanosecond that this was about helping the American people.. it was a strategic campaign move.. I have to agree that this “Gotta go to DC” bit was about the campaign in some form.. was it strategy to avoid debating, or was it a ploy to curry favour with the public by pretending he cares enough about those of us with mortgages that he suspended a Presidential campaign..

Regardless, it was a remarkable move that will be studied by Political Science students for years to come..

Obama’s response, though I completely predicted iit word for word, was that a President needs to be able to multi-task. In my view he’s right.

The only kudos I have for McCain is that his team has thrown two big big curve-balls at the Democrats (suspending campaign, and Palin) and the Dems whiffed on both..

History will judge whether suspending a Presidental campaign 39 days before the election, for any reason, was a good idea or not… but I don’t buy for a nanosecond that this was about helping the American people.. it was a strategic campaign move..

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