Obama is right: The debate should go on (Anderson IN Herald Bulletin editorial)

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Given the financial crisis, it’s more important than ever that John McCain participate in tonight’s debate.

Whether you think John McCain’s call to delay tonight’s debate with Barack Obama sprang from political maneuvering, from the desire to put off an unsavory task, or from a deep sense of legislative responsibility, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that it’s a bad idea.

Now more than ever, with the halls of Wall Street threatening to implode on the already bruised and battered economy, the nation needs to hear a one-on-one debate between these two men, one of whom will be neck-deep in this problem in a short 116 days ...

Obama’s response to McCain’s debate delay was, as most of the senator’s moves seem to be, at once sharply intelligent and simple. He says the debate should go on as planned, both because of the voting public’s need to know exactly what sort of leadership he or McCain would provide in this thorny time, and also because a president should be able to deal adroitly with many complex issues at once. It’s called multi-tasking, and it’s something that the top executive of the United States must do nearly every minute he’s awake ...

http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/opinion/local_story_269220648.html?keyword=topstory

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1. Wow! That's right in my backyard..

in the middle of some really red repuke areas. Wow! :wow:

Thanks for posting!