The campaign was taken to new levels of drama when John McCain "suspended" his campaign to offer his help with the bail-out proposal before Congress.  His tactic failed when his calculation that a "deal" would be reached fell apart.  He bet that if he advised the President o invite Barack Obama and the congressional leaders to the White House, and a successful deal was reached, then he could claim credit for taking the lead in calling everyone together in the interest of "country first."

What happened was a gathering at the White House, where the key decision makers were presented with "Deal or No Deal",  and the answer was "No Deal."  This left McCain with no alternative proposal of his own, a group of "maverick Republicans" in the House who killed the deal, and exposure of his stunt as an empty tactic which produced no results.

 The other "Deal or No Deal" he now must confront is the first Presidential Debate. 

Now, he is in the position of having to answer the question -- "Debate or No Debate?"  Will he show up?  Will his latest stunt sabotage his campaign?

What do you think?