It's the Economy, Stupid.
"Shakespeare's all right, but he's lacking in spaceships."
--David Tennant
That's the problem with the presidential debates, as well. *lol* I was really looking forward to seeing the Doctor Who episode, "The Fires of Pompeii", again on CBC tonight, but it looks like I'll be watching the presidential nominees debate after all.
I understand that negotiations are continuing in Washington over this hugely expensive "bail-out" package, while the candidates are traveling to Mississippi. If I learn that the Senate is continuing to negotiate and debate the package while they're not at the Senate to do their jobs, I'll be more disappointed in both of them. I think this legislation is too important not to give it 100%. Last night crabbydragon commented that the Bush administration's approach to this economic legislation is very similar to rushing through the Patiot Act or the legislation that allowed the Iraq War - obviously, members of Congress weren't paying enough attention back then and I hate to see them making the same mistake now, with the stakes equally high or higher, just because they're distracted by their election campaigns. (This applies to all members of Congress, not just McCain and Obama.)
Slightly related: I saw some of Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric on Anderson Cooper 360 last night. Her answers in the clips they showed were incoherent and bizarre. Now I'm really curious about the VP debate! How do you debate someone who can't express clearly what they mean?