Debating the Debate and Other Issues

It certainly has been an interesting week, of course, the Washington Post has featured many different articles as well as not mentioned many things that I'm certain other media outlets have. However, no one can claim that it wasn't an interesting week in the news and in the political scene, with only a few weeks left to go before the ultimate Presidential choice. The main issue that I have scene day after day in the Post has been the debate: Will it happen? Why does McCain want to postpone it? Who won? The first question was the big one. With McCain taking a hiatus from his campaign until some kind of decision was reached on the Wall Street Bail out. Also, though, an article that took place on the main page of the Post for a while analyzed Gov. Palin's interview with Katie Couric in which it analyzed her answers quite harshly and questioned her experience in order to be the Vice Presidential running mate of McCain. The Washington Post covered this week in an array of topics and here are the top five for this week.

1. McCain's Campaign Hiatus
2. Cancellation/Postponement of the Debate
3. Obama and McCain's "Joint" Statement
4. Palin's CBS Interview
5. Debate Focus on Economy May Hurt McCain

To debate or not to debate? That is the question.

Friday September 26, 2008

For the last couple of days, the big news has been that Sen. McCain has decided to suspend his campaign and return to Washington until the financial crisis at hand has been settled. This also, in McCain's eyes, meant suspending the debate that is supposed to take place today. However, the Democrats have said that this is a stupid decision to make and that Sen. Obama will be present at the debate whether McCain shows up or not. The Posts' comments are definitely swaying toward the liberal end by showing more of the Democrats' stance on the issue than that of the Republican party. According to the Post, they believe that McCain's stand still is uncalled for in a time of election when people need to be informed about what kind of decisions and policies the two candidates want to enact. This, in their eyes, is a way for both parties to "show them what they're made of" so to speak. However, the Post doesn't have any perspective from the Republican side of things except to say that they're "hopeful" that they will come to an agreement on the bail out sometime this week. Now, of course, we know that McCain is definitely going to be at the debate tonight at 9:00 E.S.T. However, it wasn't his orignial intention. Many are saying that the move to suspend his campaign was a political stunt to send a message that said "Country first." But the Democratic party, and the Post from the way I'm reading it, seems to think that it's a stupid move, he wasn't essential to the planning, and shows that he can't handle more than one thing at a time. Either way, McCain has resumed campaigning even though a resolution on the bill hasn't been reached in order to come to the debate. The Post only said that he decided to "move forward with the face off."