Why you duckin' me man?
A new day dawns and so too a new gimmick: now the McCain camp wants to postpone the vice presidential debate, currently scheduled for October 2 in St. Louis, if there is no deal on the bailout. Now, since Sarah Palin is governor of Alaska and not a member of Congress, it's not exactly clear what purpose postponement would serve in her case, as opposed to Senator McCain, whose wealth of economic expertise is desperately needed back in Washington ("Fire the SEC commissioner! Restrict executive pay!"). Perhaps we can then infer that this too is a political maneuver, that the McCain team, which has been restricting access to Palin like she's Dick Cheney in the bunker or something, doesn't want her to get on a stage and have it be known that in addition to knowing next to nothing about foreign policy, she knows next to nothing about market economics. As reality has intruded on the campaign, the need for leaders who can actually handle the job of being President of the United States has become more and more abundantly clear; just as clear is the extent to which Palin, who may well find herself a heartbeat away, does not fit this particular bill.
Why you duckin' me man?
