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Putting country before partisanship is NEVER a blunder, and that’s why McCain is going to win this thing.

Here we are facing the biggest economic crisis since 1929, and one candidate is taking it seriously and is heading back to Washington, the other is demanding the debates still take place.

Fauxbama is not in the position of having to defend not doing the job he’s already been elected for... Fauxbama either returns to washington, or loses the election by a blowout.

Country before partisanship is a platitude that means nothing without the details. If by Country Before Partisanship you mean pass the bailout, or join the gang of 14, or you mean join hands with Dems to pass McCain-Feingold, or work for an immigration amnesty, then you might not agree that what McCain defines as the country's interests is actually in its best interests.

What it truly means is that McCain will always use his judgment of what is in the country's interests before considering what is in the party's interests. His track record on the former is not great on many issues, the exception being his instincts on defense issues.

What it also seems to mean is that McCain will take any chance he gets to lay into a Republican, while going out of his way to praise some of the most despicable Dems out there. Giving Obama and whatever solution he would propose here credence by seeking a joint statement is an example of that. He should be explaining how Obama and the Dems caused this mess in the first place, loudly.

Schmidt and Palin have resuscitated McCain's campaign. Obama is so bad, McCain had a chance even without a good campaign. But now they are running a good campaign. McCain just has to rely on them more and on his desire to be loved by Dems less.