He was petulant, argumentative, looking his age, seemingly out of sorts, perhaps wishing he was home on the range out west. McCain in last night's debate? Hell no; I refer to Tom Brokaw, the moderator-in-chief whose mumbling and scolding fairly dominated the evening. How this nation could use Tim Russert right now, and how he must wish he wasn't dead so he could help us all sort through this mess by questioning these two in his hardhitting style.
What of the "debate" itself? The highlight, of course, was McCain referring to Obama as "That One." The lowlight was everything else. To lose now, the central casting candidate will have to wander off the reservation somehow, perhaps take a ride in a tank wearing that ear-flap headgear, or announce Bill Ayers as his Education Secretary. To win now, the senior senator will need to step aside and let his running mate escalate her Barack attack tack. If only she could wave a photograph to the cheering crowds, showing Obama and Ayers chortling in the midst of a "Death to America" rally somewhere.
It's a shame, really, for McCain seeks the Presidency for no other reason than a pristine desire to serve his country. Yes he's cranky, yes he's spiteful, and yes he's short. But he is not some guy plucked out of the Texas statehouse or the Illinois assembly and anointed as some group of unchosen ones' chosen one. The guy is a curmudgeon, a gadfly, meaning he has principles that he is loathe to compromise. No one knows what Obama is other than an attractive, flamboyant, manufactured pretty fellow swooned over by people who hate George Bush and Republicans.
Last word: How about a debate between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, live on Saturday Night Live, co-moderated by Barbara Walters and Elizabeth Hasselbeck? A ratings tsunami, for sure.
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