running scared

McCain campaign won't commit to debate on Friday

WASHINGTON - John McCain's campaign is welcoming news of an agreement in principle between congressional Republicans and Democrats on a bailout of the financial industry.

But the Republican isn't yet ready to say he will attend the presidential candidates' first scheduled debate on Friday.

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers says: "There's no deal until there's a deal."

He says McCain is optimistic an agreement between Congress and the Bush administration will be completed but that the afternoon developments had not changed his plans not to debate.

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It's obvious that Congress doesn't want or need McCain and yet he is still trying to use this as an excuse to ditch the debate.

I thought he was a war hero, not a coward.

How can he stand up to Osama if he can't even debate Obama?!