John McCain in his attempt to tactically boost his credibility, called for delaying the debates to focus on the economic crisis. Barack Obama responded by saying basically that a President should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. This is clearly a political maneuver to curry populist favor with the angry public.
Perhaps a worse move could’ve been his cancelling David Letterman. You don’t cross Dave! He was spot-on in his analysis on McCain’s no-show, who reasoned he had to fly back to Washington for an emergency meeting with colleagues. When a producer informed Letterman that McCain was in another CBS studio being interviewed by Katie Couric, (complete with make-up crew drawing on the Senator’s face) Letterman delivered a repartee nothing short of classic. A real coffee-spitter!
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