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.

Real Question about Biden

What is the real difference between Biden and Clinton? Obama's supporters were voting for him early this year because he was the anti-Hillary. No votes for the war and pulling out immediately. He was new and she was establishment. So she comes in a very close second to Obama, and he picks Biden who had about 12 votes.
The whole reason we heard he couldn't pick Hillary was she wasn't anti-war enough. They didn't want anyone who had voted for the war. Now he picks one of the most pro-war democrats.
So the real question has to be: if you can run with Biden, why can't you run with Hillary? History is loaded with candidates who ran with the runner-up as a VP candidate. But "why-not-Hillary?" was a topic from a couple months ago. So no one touches it now. Back then everyone knew the answer, but with the Biden pick, that answer is out the door, and Obama isn't being asked to provide a new answer.
Saturday the question should have been resurrected.