To Debate or Not Debate: That's the Debate

With all the major cable news networks gearing up for what was supposed to be the first presidential debate Friday between Sen Barack Obama and Sen John McCain, there's a possibility that the much-anticipated verbal sparring match may be postponed as the nation's top lawmakers circle the wagons to deal with the country's growing economic crisis. On Wednesday, Sen McCain announced that he would be suspending his campaign to return to Washington to "focus on the historic crisis" facing the U.S. economy and recommended that Friday's debate by postponed so he and other politicians from both parties can work out the details of the proposed $700 billion bailout of a quartet of top-tier financial institutions. Sen Obama answered saying, "It's my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who will be the next president. It is going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once. It's more important than ever to present ourselves to the American people."