Should they Debate
 

Yes or No.....

Only after they earn their pay as Senators and fulfill those duties should they continue to "interview" for a new job.

Absolutely!
 

Like Barack Obama has said, someone who is attempting to be elected President of the U.S. ought to be able to do at least two things at once.

Neither Obama or McCain are on any of the committees or are in any position of responsibility to negotiate a bill acceptable to the majority of both houses of Congress. If there is a vote contemplated or scheduled that would interfere with their travel to Mississipi for the debate, then they should remain in Washington. But as of Thursday night, there were no Senate activities or meetings where they would be expected to be in attendance. Most of the negotiations are to be in the House, with the Senate awaiting discussions in joint committee.

There will ony be three debates--opportunities for voters to observe the candidates questioned by a professional journalist and to see how they present and defend their positions and plans. They could then immediately return to Washington. That's at least as important as hanging around the Senate cloakroom, or worse injecting themselves into negotiations where they are neither wanted or needed.

While it may not make the people at Ole Miss happy, nothing stops the situs for any debate to be mov ed to where the candidates physically are, namely DC. If this "crisis' is as real as the politicians are trying to make it out to be, it would be logical that they should stay close to their work site until this crisis is resolved. However, setting the stage within DC is highly reasonable and easy to do.

I, for one, would be uncomfortable listening to two guys "debating" something that the body that are a member of is working on. What kind of insight would we get...what they got from a phone call ?

Forget the debates....save the money....have the town hall meetings with CITIZENS who can address the citizens concerns ! Of course televised, but I am tired of the debate process where a "journalist" and I use that term loosely is trying to get a story but tripping up a candidate. Let US ask the questions, perhaps with backup from reporters !

Bucco I agree with you. The debates are a joke, as far as I'm concerned. Town Hall meetings would be much more informative. As long as we're stuck with the debate format I would like just once to have an Independent or Republican moderator.

Yes

I would like to think that Senators have a more important role to play in Washington than hanging around cloakrooms. I believe their participation and discussions with others can have a huge impact on the outcome.

Looks like the debate formats vary
 

http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/08...bate-schedule/

I cannot see these moderators being patsies to party politics.

Just thought this was germaine to this thread !!!!

From the article...

"If Barack Obama had agreed to McCain's summer proposal to do joint town halls, the candidate and Steve Schmidt said, this would only be one more of many sessions featuring the two major party nominees.

"I understand that there is a lot of attention on this but I also wish Senator Obama had agreed to ten or more town hall meetings that I had asked him to attend with me," McCain told ABC's Charlie Gibson when asked in an interview broadcast on World News Tonight whether there would be a debate Friday in Mississippi as planned. "Wouldn't be quite that much urgency if he agreed to do that, instead he refused to do it."


http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonath...re_builds.html

Looks like Senator John McCain will debate tonight with Senator Obama.
 

This is on foreign affairs and national security though.

NO......we won't learn anymore than we.....
 

already know. And I am not at all interested in the barb tossing contest that will prevail if in fact the debate takes place. There will be sniping and counter sniping about either not debating or almost not debating.

They will be all wound up, made up, rehearsed, scripted and boring with nothing new to learn.

I've never seen Southpark but it sounds like it might be similar but not as boring...

BTK

Who cares??? I can't tear myself away from CNBC.

Interesting.
 

Hello! I'm back! I know you missed me Bucco! :a20:

I find it very interesting that most of the Republicans do not want these debates. Especially John McCain! hmmmmm, wonder why?

oh, oh, I think I know . . . McCain doesn't stand a chance! :icon_wink:

As I said before....
 

this will be a wind 'em up, pull the string for both....nothing new to lrearn...NOTHING!
Is there something on the forum that designates party affiliation....just kidding.
I figyred it out for = Dems and against = Repubs.......
And that assumes there are NO Dems that would say NO.....:):

BTK