England for Obama

From the writers of The Colbert Report, for Entertainment Weekly:

1. Sarah Palin wins debate using knowledge from Snapple Cap Facts.

2. Bill Clinton endorses Obama.

3. In an effort to appear younger and more hip, John McCain releases a sex ”talkie.”

4. Oak leaves suspend color-turning campaign until financial crisis is resolved. Urge maple leaves to do the same.

5. Sarah Palin turns out to have an embarrassing Ivy League-educated, immensely qualified sibling.

6. Lindsay Lohan goes back to dudes.

7. Osama bin Laden walks into Wasilla, Alaska police station to turn self in. Says, ”I would have been here sooner if you had a decent bridge.”

8. October admits it’s actually January. Election starts all over again.

Wow.

John McCain has just announced that he’s taking time out out from campaigning and heading to Washington to help deal with the economic crisis (apparently they can’t do it without him). He wants to postpone the televised debate on Friday - and he wants Obama to join him in DC.

Blimey.

Here are the first reports on HuffPo and CNN. And here’s the video of McCain making his statement (sorry, can’t work out how to embed ABC video).

This is either a disastrous move, or a brilliant one. Does it make it seem like McCain can’t cope? That he’s running away from a fight? Or does it make him seem like a sacrificing man-of-the-people, putting his country first and saving the day by going to Washington (asking Obama to join you was a nice touch by the way, Johnny)?

Personally, I’m going for the HuffPo commenter who just wrote: “Obama should not agree to cancel the debate. McCain is scared and Obama should pounce on him like a hungry Lion! If the situation was reversed and it was Obama who was asking to delay the debate, McCain would be crying foul and the press would be all over Obama.”

Or indeed, the one who writes: “What next, will he want to postpone the election?”

What will happen? Watch this space. I’ll update in British waking time :-).

*Update* The Obama camp say “the debate is on”.

*Update 2* Here’s Obama’s response to McCain’s decision/request:

*Update 3* Re. my musing above as to how McCain’s move will be perceived: the general consensus in the US right now (ie. from news blogs and comments left on news blogs) would appear to be falling on the side of “disastrous”. More updates in the morning, folks.