McCain calls a time out
… because the economy is too important an issue to debate publicly or “politicize.” The overly-balanced and moderate-to-a-fault Kevin Drum says:
Spare me. Let me guess: the debate should be postponed until October 2, which, sadly, will mean eliminating the vice presidential debate entirely. What a bummer, eh? And the guy whose campaign is funded by federal funds thinks all fundraising should be suspended. Imagine that. And the senator who hasn’t showed up for a roll call vote since April suddenly thinks Capitol Hill is the place everyone needs to be. That should speed things up and calm down the financial markets, shouldn’t it? [ McCain Lurches Again ]
McCain would like us to think Presidential elections are like football games, and when there’s something serious we put it all aside and do what all serious people do, which is whatever Republicans tell them to do. That’s why Republicans are so quick to holler “don’t politicize this.” They want to pretend that policies don’t have consequences and that any argument at all is just self-serving blather.
But we deserve a debate. I’m sick and tired of living under the Daddy party, the party that talks “freedom” but insists we should never worry our heads about the details. I’m an American citizen and I am entitled to help run this country.
