By suggesting he might back out of the debate with Obama on Friday without first informing the Obama campaign, McCain seems to be doing anything but "putting politics aside." Especially since the Obama campaign had just proposed making a bipartisan statement on the economy.
I think this makes McCain look weak and evasive, and possibly like the Republicans are trying to win Sarah Palin more time to learn her lines for her upcoming debate. The more the public hears her speak, the more it seems to understand she is a fluffwagon. Moreover, McCain’s erratic, herky-jerky style does not make him seem like a stable leader.
Of course, I thought Bush came off terribly in the debates with Kerry, and that didn’t seem to have any effect. So who knows how this will play out in the end.
I have another post up from earlier tonight.