McCain suspends campaign temporarily and asks for postponement of debate

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This is somewhere between totally brilliant and slightly stupid, probably near the former.

What's Obama's statement say?

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http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/24/obama-reacts-to-mccain-proposal/

Early reaction: Obama's fallen into his same old trap again.

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http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/24/obama-reacts-to-mccain-proposal/

Early reaction: Obama's fallen into his same old trap again.

Because McCain can't walk and chew gum at the same time?

p.r. trap.

No consistent theme for response, seems defensive, seems caught off-guard -- not exactly good when your theme is "I'm more on-the-ball."

Granted I haven't seen the video, but that's the vibe the transcript gives me.

Edit: cinyc's ridiculous talking point summation gets the general idea.

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Futhermore, Obama missed a golden opportunity to be viewed fighting a heroic fight at the side of the former POW McCain.

If that happened, I think you'd probably be claiming that he just looks like he's following McCain, and that it's a worse option than what he's doing right now.

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Ok, let's recap:

Republicans: Great idea! McCain scores!
Democrats: Lousy idea! What a maroon!

Any exceptions? Fake green avatars don't count.

I'll take the plunge just to support your theory, mostly because I think it's right

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America thinks the republicans on this board are wrong

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=54d651a7-a62b-4420-bb32-9dd6b2df8c02

A poll of Adults?  Please.

It's not like a poll of RVs or LVs would be likely to be much different...people don't know which way is up yet.

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This topic remained impressively civil until about page ten.  Can we please not take it downhill?  Please please please?  It takes two to tango

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Keep spinning.  The liberal netroots are going to go nuts when they see a picture of Barack Obama with President Bush.

That was an excellent example for your suggestion to jfern!