As I noted yesterday Howard, how is the name of all thats holy, did Americans buy that George W. Bush was a regular guy and NOT an elitist? 

<<1.  McCain will be doing what he was elected to do and serve the people in a time of Crisis.>>

Has he said what he was planning on doing in any sort of specific fashion. Not really sure that I ever heard what his plan was.

<<McCain's intent is obviously to do what's best for America first and worry about advancing his own political career later.>>

His "politcal career"? He is asking to be elected President of the United States... leader of the free world... Commander in Chief, etc... These next 30 plus days are vitally important for every citizen to make a choice as to who will be best chosen to lead us out of all of the crap created by the current administration. Of course we all should have the write to hear what both Candidates have to say before we walk into those voting booths. There is very little McCain, the Senator, can do to help avert the current economic crisis. I want to know what HE(and Obama) can do to get us out over the next 4 years. Shouldn't we all?

Howard

Scott Richards said, in parting: "McCain's intent is obviously to do what's best for America first and worry about advancing his own political career later."

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Really? This close to Election Day McCain isn't looking to advance his political career? At a time when what a candidate has for breakfast is a sign of what kind of president they are going to be, McCain is racing to Washington (DC) *only* because it is what is best for the US and has *nothing* to do with advancing etc?

Fascinating world you live in, Scott. Is the sky blue there, too?

And never mind that it was Obama that suggested they go back to Washington (DC) to work on this issue, but that the debate go on as scheduled.

As Obama said "...we've both got big planes...they can get us from Washington DC to Mississippi fairly quickly."

And also from my man Barack: "Presidents are going to have to deal with more than one thing at a time. It's not necessary for us to think that we can only do one thing and suspend everything else."

<<As I noted yesterday Howard, how is the name of all thats holy, did Americans buy that George W. Bush was a regular guy and NOT an elitist?  >>

That one has had me scratchin' my head as well. I guess if you speak with a fake Texas drawl(I wonder if there are any recordings of him speaking in his Yale days?) and accept Jesus you are just a "regular guy". The bigger question... and I am pretty sure it has been touched upon earlier in this thread... is WHY do we want a "regualr guy" as President? This is one area in which my basic requirement is that the person be SMARTER THAN ME!!! That doesn't really take much, so I guess I want the smartest freaking person I can find in oval office. Not just well educated... but SMART!!! One of my real concerns with Sarah Palin's folksy hockey mom style is that it's more of the same. It seems ALL folksiness, and no substance.

Howard

"It was the Clinton campaign that brought up elitism. "

I really do think it is ridiculous for ANY politician to bring up elitism. Once they get into office--especially in Washington-- they really are the very definition of the word.

Main Entry:

elite

Pronunciation:

\â-ˈlçt, i-, ç-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere

Date:

1823

I want to know what HE(and Obama) can do to get us out over the next 4 years. Shouldn't we all?

Yes, and postponing, not canceling, will still give us exactly that.  McCain still wants to have all the debates.  It's Obama who nixed 7 of them.

Really? This close to Election Day McCain isn't looking to advance his political career?

It's amazing how people replied and totally ignored:

1.  McCain will be doing what he was elected to do and serve the people in a time of Crisis.
2.  Obama will have several additional days of campaigning that McCain won't have.
3.  Obama would have more time to prepare for the foreign policy debate, the debate he was expected to do the worst with.
4.  McCain knows that some people will think it's a political move and think less of him for it.

Yeah, those are the first 4 plays in the Advancing Your Career 101 Rulebook.  Oh wait.  Those are in the Advance Your Oponent's Career Rulebook.