11:58 am
McWeaksauce
The debate is on. Guess who blinked?
Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Representative Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.
DIPLOSPEAK TRANSLATOR: Whoopsie! Man I couldn’t have screwed that up any more if I had thought about it. Of course, that would have required me to think about it, something I never do. Impulse control? What’s that?
Well, one thing he’s done: this very well could be the Super Bowl of debates, in terms of ratings. Unless he changes his mind between now and then — always a distinct possibility given his track record so far — I’ll be live blogging it.
In the meantime, I have some questions I’d like to see asked. More on that later this afternoon.