Let’s see, House is at 8pm Eastern, while the debate is 9pm. I guess I’ll liveblog it, but I’ll have to keep potential projectiles out of arm’s reach.

McCain’s attacks against Barack Obama’s relationship with William Ayers aren’t working, especially since Obama counters with the more financially relevant Keating 5 scandal.

Bill Bennett said this morning on CNN that McCain has to become the expert on the economy tonight.

If McCain wants to have a shot at winning he has to attack the Democratic-controlled Congress and its potential free reign with a Democratic president. He has to “straight-talk” about the bad legislation under Clinton and Bush-43 that caused banks to loan money to people they shouldn’t have. Bush’s “ownership society” and Clinton’s racial preferences in lending have to be exposed and denounced.

The financial crisis can and should be the repudiation of socialism. If you want the health care system to go the way of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, vote Democratic.

McCain’s reputation as a spending hawk is harmed by the bailout. McCain should repent, blasting it for being a dumb idea made worse by “sweeteners” and passed by artificial urgency. One can dream.

Drill, Baby, Drill

Drill, Baby, Drill!

The dollar is benefiting from the European Union’s consideration of a bailout.  Gas prices are going down.  A strong dollar that lowers the price of imported goods and petroleum will ease the pressure on the American wallet.

The Obama campaign seems to recognize that taxes and gas prices are issues where they are weak. If debate moderator Tom Brokaw is worth anything, he needs to ask Obama about Biden’s statement that they are for offshore drilling.  That might have been news to Obama.

Traditional conservative principles should win this debate on the economy.  The question is whether McCain is conservative enough to espouse them.