Well that ruined me.
I was half way through a post about the farcical possibility of Obama standing all on his lonesome in Mississippi tomorrow night when this was announced!
So farce averted it would seem. McCain will go to the ball after all. But what damage, if any, has it inflicted?
Throughout the day there's been speculation about McCain's decision. The voters certainly wanted him to debate, and Obama enjoyed a bump in some key states as a result of McCain's potential no-show.
But, piggy banks have been raided, (literally every single America piggy bank) and a deal has been done. So, has McCain got away with it? No doubt the GOP will be spinning the line that it was McCain's brave move that helped speed the entire process along.
In reality though, McCain dodged a bullet.
Obama will no doubt make reference to McCain's decision, but it won't have quite the same impact anymore. Had he been addressing an empty lectern and an audience crying out for a McCain explanation, the campaign might have been over.
McCain is still in for a tough ride though; whilst foreign policy is his area, the Democrats will scratch away at his 'ready to lead' rhetoric, with claws of fiscal ferocity.
If I was a betting man I'd wager that 'foreign oil', 'China',and 'the global markets' will be further up the agenda than Iraq, Israel, Iran and any other country beginning with 'I'.
It's gonna be a corker!
I was half way through a post about the farcical possibility of Obama standing all on his lonesome in Mississippi tomorrow night when this was announced!
So farce averted it would seem. McCain will go to the ball after all. But what damage, if any, has it inflicted?
Throughout the day there's been speculation about McCain's decision. The voters certainly wanted him to debate, and Obama enjoyed a bump in some key states as a result of McCain's potential no-show.
But, piggy banks have been raided, (literally every single America piggy bank) and a deal has been done. So, has McCain got away with it? No doubt the GOP will be spinning the line that it was McCain's brave move that helped speed the entire process along.
In reality though, McCain dodged a bullet.
Obama will no doubt make reference to McCain's decision, but it won't have quite the same impact anymore. Had he been addressing an empty lectern and an audience crying out for a McCain explanation, the campaign might have been over.
McCain is still in for a tough ride though; whilst foreign policy is his area, the Democrats will scratch away at his 'ready to lead' rhetoric, with claws of fiscal ferocity.
If I was a betting man I'd wager that 'foreign oil', 'China',and 'the global markets' will be further up the agenda than Iraq, Israel, Iran and any other country beginning with 'I'.
It's gonna be a corker!
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