They were practically in fits this morning on PMSNBC.
The media almost act desperate for the debate to happen.
That aside, McCain should go to the debate. After the debate he could go back to Washington, while 0bama and Biden resume campaigning tomorrow, spinning the debate results unanswered....
McCain flying down to Missippi for that debate- is like you leaving your burning house because you promised to take your whiney teenager to a movie.
1. This is not the only debate. When the next debate comes up any critisicm of McCain not appearing at this debate will be dead.
2. This highlights a fundamental difference between McCain and Obama.
McCain’s biggest influence has been his military training. What does the military teach people to do when they see a problem? Take action and solve the problem.
Obama’s biggest influence has been his academic training. What does academia teach people to do when they see a problem. Wait, talk, and analyze the problem, then wait, talk, and analyze some more.
Of course the media wants the debate to go on. Talking about problems is what they do. Combine that with the fact that most of them come from an academic background like Obama, and you can see why they think having a debate to talking about the problem is the way to solve it.
Action vs. analysis. We have two candidates that are being true to their gut instincts on how to handle problems, and we are learing a lot about both of them.