If John McCain is afraid to debate the economy, how can he run it?

Peter S Cohan you are a socialist

This debate was about foreign policy not the economy.Cohan do your homework before you comment.

If memory serves, the initial debate between McCain and Obama will deal with international issues, of which the economy is at present an integral part. I think that, in this case, McCain should avoid giving the impression of being afraid to debate (which is certainly not the case); I assume that, after serious reconsideration, he will renew his commitment to the initial debate. Voters have heard both candidates dozens of times in a wide variety of debates; these rhetorical encounters rarely change the minds of
committed voters. The substantive issues are subordinate to superficial appearances: "got-cha"
questions from the moderator are designed to throw the candidate off balance, not to elicit critical information. Nixon was more profound in his initial debate in 1960, but "lost" because Kennedy seemed more relaxed, tanned and more photogenic. Now these are the critical issues we need to be informed of!!

Once again we see McCain the coward, running away from debates this time instead of flying over Vietnam dropping bombs on unarmed women and children, his key function before they shot him down. Repubicans gave us the Great Depression in 1929 and now we may get the sequel - Great Depression II. The best way to free up credit markets is for Republicans to stop deficit spending as every dollar lent to them by banks and people to pay their operating costs is a dollar that cannot be loaned to you and your business. Clinton left them a balanced budget and 559 billion dollar surplus, which Republicans have squandered like a child with its first allowance. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton

GODDAMN LIARS.

THIS DEBATE WAS TO BE ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE.

GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

My first thought was he's afraid to debate Obama because Obama is more articulate and thinks quicker. Funny though that we both thought it was fear of the debate that made him cancel.

Obama- Now More Than Ever !

The scheduled topic for the debate is foreign policy not economic policy. Most importantly, neither McCain nor Obama are president, they are Senators. They have duties that we taxpayers pay for and I for one expect them to do the job that they have been elected to do and worry about their next job once they get it. Furthermore, I personally do not believe that McCain is afraid to debate Obama. In fact, it would be very beneficial for McCain to debate Obama as McCain says what he believes and Obama says what he has rehearsed. Obama is so afraid of not saying the right thing that he talks and never says a damn thing. The last thing that we need in the Oval Office is another Harry Reid so that Pelosi will have a new puppet.
God bless America and God bless our soldiers and keep them safe.

McCain knows he will get his hat handed to him in a debate with Obama, just as "Sarah Barracuda" will have her hat handed to her by Joe Biden. If McPalin had any sense they would cancel all debates, load up on lipstick, take their campaign war chests and move to Wasilla with it's hockey rink with heated seats.

I would be delighted to see Obama standing in front of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" banner come Nov. 4th.

Yes we can!

Brad, Bob:
If it is the topic of the debate that is inappropriate at this time, why not explicitly change the topic to deal with the economy instead of canceling it all together?

I read and post to a lot of political Blogs- and except for DeeDee- the people posting here are about stupid.

McCain has repeatedly invited Obama to head to head debates - 12 of them.
And Barry didn't have the pair to appear at any of them.
Who's the coward?

And now that this crisis is going to be voted on in the Senate- McCain wants to be there to do his job, take part in the process and get it done the right way.
Watching the "hen house" as it were.

B.O. has spent the last few days in the Florida sun, bulking up on his foreign policy facts- and now, if the debate is delayed- OMG- he'll have to study all over again.
He can debate himself in Mississippi- and don't forget to pack your tepe-promper, Barry.

"It's the company you keep, Barry"

Bill Ayres
Bernadette Dorn
Rev GD AMerica Wright
Tony Rezko
Jim Johnson
Chris Dodd
Oh- and let's not forget "Michelle "My Belle" AMERICA IS A DOWNRIGHT MEAN COUNTRY Obama

Dear Alec,
Thank you for calling all of us (except the person who agrees with you 100%) "about stupid." Could we please not resort to repeating talking points of our favorite candidate and attacking one another? Some of my best friends have different ideologies than me - yet we're still able to have real, meaningful discussions. All it takes is a little respect and an open mind.

See McCain run, see McCain run and hide, see McCain run, hide and avoid debates he egged Obama on to do. McCain just lost.

Obama wins and John will run and hide. After all McCains party caused this messed.

I am disappointed, I wanted to watch the debates.

O let me guess..you must be a bunch of Republicans, or crazy, you would have to be to be taking up for this man and this failed administration. Face it the Republicans have screwed up the economy, simple as that!!

Afraid to debate? John McCain is DOING SOMETHING about the economy, while obama wants to talk, as Rome burns. This is the most asinine piece that you've ever written! Someone needs to slap some sense into Obama. If your house were on fire, would you want to discuss it, or DO SOMETHING?

The debate topic would certainly have included our present financial distress and it's impact on world markets and how it's interrupted our focus on pressing world matters. I doubt west bank Palestinians are as concerned about our economic mess as the Israelis but they no doubt know about it. It was common knowledge that the economy would be discussed and that McCain's already soiled reputation would suffer more. This is an avoidance move by a desperate campaign well aware that the economy is issue 1 right now and how it impacts our foreign policy is equally important.

peter cohan is a dip- sh-t

McCain offered several options to Oslama in which he refused. Perhaps, the two candidates do belong in the Congressional debate rather than repeating what they've already said many times in the campaign. And, the debate was not to be about the economy, buty it would trend in that direction.

No man (or woman) can "run" the economy.