All About McCain

[Snowflake]

Of course, things can change in a nanosecond, but am I the only one who thinks McCain is just being pigheaded and stupid? The venue confirms the debate is still on, Obama will be there, how will McCain fare by not showing up? I don't get what he is trying to accomplish here, is he going to use this ploy to demonstrate his ability to lead? Correct me if I am wrong, isn't he a bystander?

McCain campaign won't commit to debate on Friday

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - John McCain's campaign expressed cautious optimism Thursday as congressional Republicans and Democrats agreed in principle on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry hours before the two presidential candidates were to meet with President Bush on the crisis.

Even so, the action didn't appear to be strong enough to convince McCain to attend Friday's scheduled presidential debate. His campaign has said he wouldn't participate unless there was consensus between Congress and the administration, and a spokesman said the afternoon developments had not changed his plans.

"There's no deal until there's a deal. We're optimistic but we want to get this thing done," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said.

Full Story, such as it is this moment, here.

In other news:

Palin defends Alaska-Russia foreign policy remark
By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin defended her remark that the close proximity of Russia to her home state of Alaska gives her foreign policy experience, explaining in a CBS interview airing Thursday that "we have trade missions back and forth."

Palin has never visited Russia and until last year the 44-year-old Alaska governor had never traveled outside North America. She also had never met a foreign leader until her trip this week to New York. In the CBS interview, she did not offer any examples of having been involved in any negotiations with the Russians.

Linkie here

Frankly, I think the worlds travelers of LoT have much more foreign experience than Palin and put my faith in their collective judgement and ability to lead in a very swanky style, thank you.