John McCain could not face eloquent BH Obama even in Friday night's debate on McCain's so called area of expertise. Some would ask if being a shot down pilot and a POW are really foreign affairs credentials.
Nonetheless, McCain pulled the plug of the very first Presidential debate in a charade of political chicanery as he declared the need for his ancient wisdom in Washington.
The audacity of this transparent gamemanship was only exceeded by worst President ever Bush's first speech in primetime in a year. With unrecognition rates nearing 80%, Bush decided to teach a bad class in high school economics and mendacity.
Amid the amateurish factoids came a Rove like sinister ploy: an invitation to the candidates to report to Washington post haste. This after a day when McCain said he would and Obama called on the fleeing Republican to come back and debate like a man!