Why wasn't McCain and Obama asked about the finacial bailout?

You must have missed the beginning of the debate. It started there.

John McCain suspended his campaign and went to Washington. Some say that was a political move, but that wouldn't fit what we know about him. He's always put our country first, often above his own self interests. Tonight's debate was no exception.

The very first question was the perfect chance for him to plant Obama in the flower bed, but instead he spent his first several minutes reassuring the viewers that America is going to come through our financial difficulties okay.

Had he not donated his first several minutes to us, he could have used the time to explain the difference between the Democrat and Republican plans for the bailout. He could have explained that Obama is in lockstep with Bush while he and other Republicans prefer loaning money to these failed financial institutions and making them dig themselves out of trouble. He could have pinned Obama to Bush, then pinned the socialization of our financial industry on the two of them, together--Obama and Bush.

Instead, he used his first several minutes to speak directly to us. He spent the first several minutes reassuring us that everything was going to be okay. Senator John McCain gave up his first several minutes of the debate, because it is, and always has been, Country First with him.

I don't mean to make Obama and Bush out to be bad people here. I don't believe they are. It's just that there is a fundamental difference between people that are true American patriots and those that just talk the talk, then do things to the contrary. This is not a party issue. This is a man compared to a man issue.

They were asked at the beginning of the debate. They both somewhat mis handled the question, the moderator had to repeat it twice. McCain pushed for reform, Obama accepted the 2nd most $ from lobbyists from these lenders.

McCain has credibility on the bail out issue, Obama doesn't.

The debate was planned for, and the candidates prepared for, a debate on foreign policy. The next debate will assuredly handle this issue in more detail.

As others have pointed out, that was the very first question. Both dodged it for the very good reason that you don't torpedo delicate negotiations by debating them on TV before they're completed.

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They were, but neither answered it, really. I think it's true that neither knows the first thing about fixing this and are crossing their fingers hoping that whatever happens works.

Did you not pay close attention? That was one of the first things that was discussed.

I must not have watched the same debate you did.

That was the first thing they debated.

They were. It was the opening question of the night.