McCain’s in great shape for a 71-year-old who spent five years getting tortured by the Viet Cong but ten multi-hour debates might be a little much for him.

Thank god that once he is president, he won't have to endure any multi-hour debates or discussions about anything. He'll be able to kick back, play some golf--although that might be disrespectful to the troops--and chill at 1600 Penn. Ave.

In 2000 the republican party decided that John McCain was only second best when compared to George W. Bush. John McCain will show his second best status again when he debates with Obama.

Perhaps this is the argument that McCain can make regarding being Bush's 3rd term. It will only be 2nd best 3rd term.

Also, Obama mostly does well when he is reading from something he has prepared. When he has to go off the cuff, he seems to struggle a lot more.

True, but Obama seems better able to adapt his message to counter McCain's, so while McCain may do better in the first few debates, I don't think he'll be able to create a dynamic message that can carry him through 10 of them.

Just look at their recent speeches. McCain tried to preempt Obama's "3rd Bush Term" attack, but instead of trying to use it anyway, Obama's speech took a different direction. At the end, McCain came out saying all those negative things about himself and Obama came out saying only positive things about himself.

He may look prettier and sound prettier, but I am willing to bet McCain knows his stuff better.

Yeah, totally. He's the guy who says that Iran is coordinating Al Quaeda in Iraq. He also thinks that farm workers earn $50/hour--which might explain his admission that he doesn't understand economics.

The greatest fight of all time -the "Messiah vs. the Maverick"

Those who wish to make a fortune should now start building their "Obama ears" for Halloween time.

For McCain a rubber knife to wear on your back.

He may look prettier and sound prettier, but I am willing to bet McCain knows his stuff better.

Also, Obama mostly does well when he is reading from something he has prepared. When he has to go off the cuff, he seems to struggle a lot more.

But I doubt we will see real debates-I figure they will be the fluffy media ventures of past years, that mostly look to get soundbites than anything substantive.

I also hope the debates don't start until after the conventions. I am not sure what it would do for either candidate anyway.

I particularly love how you reason that its obtuse to paint Obama's critics as racist (a serious strawman argument anyway). And then you call his wife, preacher and friends.....RACIST! The irony is breathtaking.

Forget it D. In Zeldorfland this is what passes for trenchant commentary:

Had [Obama] been conceived after Roe V. Wade. He would not be a problem as he would have been surely aborted.

Anyone who thinks that Jhonny Mac will be any challenge to Obama is deluding themselves.

They do is in an obtuse way, but it is being done. Any criticism of Obama is called racist. Well, he has Dumbo ears and a racist wife, preacher, and friends who have violently attacked American.

I particularly love how you reason that its obtuse to paint Obama's critics as racist (a serious strawman argument anyway). And then you call his wife, preacher and friends.....RACIST! The irony is breathtaking.

It is reasonable to assume they will be the same pre-programed media-centric sound bite orgies that we have seen in all campaign for the past several years. True debates, not a chance.

McCain showed by his historic and inspiring speech yesterday in Kenner, LA that B. Hussein doesn't have a chance in any situation where the two go toe-to-toe.

That's some grade A spoofing there!

McCain was a natural, providing stinging rebukes to the tired Senator from Illinois.

November is going to be a serious cakewalk for McCain.