Now appearing... John "David Blaine" McCain

90 minutes. That's how long the Presidential Candidates debate is scheduled to last Friday night at the University of Mississippi. Washington D.C. is about 2.5 hours via plane from the debate's location. Given that, both Senator's McCain and Obama can take the time to show up and talk about where they want to lead America for the next four years.

Why does Senator McCain seek to delay this debate? He is not a member of the Senate Banking Committee. He's not the Majority or Minority leader in the Senate. There will not be a vote Friday night on passage or not of a Wall Street bailout bill. I can only conclude that this is nothing but a political stunt on the part of Senator McCain to make some noise and "appear" as if he's leading something or anything. Now that the press honeymoon is over for Governor Palin, the American people (the intelligent, knowledgeable people who aren't on waiting lists wanting to cop a pair of Palin's favorite $400 glasses) are again focusing on the top of the two tickets and Senator McCain's poll numbers are slipping and looking like those in a pre-Palin time.

Debate not delay is what America wants. Discussion of policies and plans and not stunts is what America wants. John McCain is starting to look like the David Blaine of American politics.