This is why I am relieved Obama is leading the Democrats:

[CreekDog]

After McCain "suspended" his campaign:

...there was a storm brewing among Obama's supporters in Congress and the Beltway establishment. An Obama aide said: "My BlackBerry was exploding,". "They were saying we had to suspend. McCain was going to look more like a statesman, above the fray."

Obama's first reaction — according to an aide — was, "You gotta be kidding. I'm going to debate. A President has to be able to do more than one thing at a time."

"I didn't believe it," Obama told me. "I have to tell you, one of the benefits of running this 22-month gauntlet is that ... you start realizing that what seems important or clever or in need of some dramatic moment a lot of times just needs reflection and care. And I think that was an example of where my style at least worked."

from Joe Klein's, "Why Obama Is Winning"
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1853025-3,00.html