As we know, John McCain decided to “suspend” his campaign because of the economy. He needs to get back to Washington to help solve the problem. Now I understand needing to be there for this important vote, but that’s just a plane ride away.

He also wants to postpone the first debate with Barack Obama. Hmmmm… Sounds like a student trying to get out of taking an exam. Does he need a little more time to study? The bad thing about “postponing” the debate is that we don’t have much time left until the election. And as Sen. Obama said, now is the time people really what to hear what the candidates have to say about how they will handle this mess that will inherited by one of them. I know I’ve been looking forward to hearing something besides the negative ads McCain has been flooding the NJ area with. I want to see them go toe to toe on the hard questions. If this week’s debate gets canceled, and the timeline gets too tight to reschedule, one of the four debates will have to be dropped. Guess which one will get the ax? I’ll give you one guess—it won’t be one of the three presidential debates. Now, if I were a conspiracy theorist I might think that was the plan all along—another GOP campaign strategy to protect Sarah Palin from the hard questions. See my previous post, Campbell Brown Says, Free Sarah Palin.

But, if suspending his campaign and requesting to put off the debate weren’t enough, it seems the worst thing McCain could have done was blow off his scheduled appearance on the David Letterman Show. I really think Letterman was a bit pissed. He couldn’t stop talking about it for the whole show.

So Dave, tell us how you really feel…

Many of us want to know who Sarah Palin is, and have spent the day looking for information. Okay, I saw the images of her with the rifle and know she’s a life-long member of the NRA. I know she’s pro-life, has five children, including one with Downs Syndrome. All of this is information they released with the announcement. But what’s the real deal? Before today, how many of us had heard her name before? It seems really odd that someone that is known by so few would be selected for the vice president position. Whoever is vice president comes president of the senate and casts the tie-breaking votes. The person also step in and becomes commander-in-chief if something happens to the president. With that in mind, consider that Palin is the governor of a state that has a population about equal to the city of Memphis.

I just happened to come across a blog by an Alaskan resident who has decided to share the inside story. He offers some insight to help us answer the question, “Who is Sarah Palin?” Check out the article, “‘What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective,” posted by akmuckraker.