McCain Backs Out of First Debate

Obama and McCain

Breaking news….no shocker.  McCain is trying to pull the plug on the debates to go to Washington to focus on the economic situation of America. 

Barack Obama wants the debates to proceed as planned stating “”It’s my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person will be the next president,” Obama said. “It is going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once. It’s more important than ever to present ourselves to the American people.”

 P.O.S.H. is non partisan and we usually don’t discuss politics here, (although CocoaDiva is a Democrat) but I wanted to get some feedback from the readers about this situation.  Does McCain have a point,or is this just a ploy help his lowering poll numbers?   McCain claims he is going to Washington to help discuss a bill regarding the bailout of America’s financial system to the tune of $700 billion dollars. 

According to the Washington Post,“In the aftermath of the national conventions and the surprise pick of Palin, McCain had narrowed the gap with Obama on who is more likely to change Washington. In the new survey, Obama has reestablished his credentials on that front. He also now holds a double-digit lead as the more honest and trustworthy candidate, flipping what had been a slight McCain edge two weeks ago.

Obama has also cemented a clear edge among voters prioritizing the economy, a growing group. Among “economy voters,” he now leads McCain by nearly 2 to 1. McCain holds advantages among voters prioritizing a range of concerns that rank lower on the issues list, making it harder for him to find ways to drive the agenda of the campaign into favorable territory.”

And what about this McCain?  What about the widening Fannie and Freddie  “One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain’s campaign manager from the end of 2005 through last month, according to two people with direct knowledge of the arrangement,” Jackie Calmes and David D. Kirkpatrick write in The New York Times.

Economic bailout, my foot. 

Is McCain trying to throw a monkey wrench in the game?  I say pass him a banana.

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