Debatable Wisdom

Now that we have the teams picked, the republican convention should be a total party. The only mystery will be whether any surprise speakers will be slipped into the mix next week. What always comes after the convention is the media excitement over the debates. When and where will they be held, how many, what's the format, and of course... who gets to moderate?!

So I'm getting out ahead of the narrative, the media will not be asking those questions this time. Obama will not be answering the call. No one thinks he did well against McCain in Saddlebrook, and the line has been that McCain wins a face-to-face, Obama wins the stump.

So Obama will stump. There will be, in the eyes of the media, perfectly plausible reasons given for not debating. Maybe something about "McCain not willing to come to terms", code for no format will be good enough for Obama. Even after Obama said he would debate McCain anyplace, anywhere. They will need a format that somehow gives Obama an edge. Basically, a debate format that involves no debating. It's just a prediction.

I have an alternate suggestion. Lets debate Biden v McCain, and Obama v Palin. Then we can have regular evenly matched contests. Lots more fun than listening to the media act like we don't need real debates this time.