McCain to the rescue...

He's a man of action, not talk.

That would seem to be the easy-to-grasp takeaway the campaign of Republican candidate John McCain is trying to leave voters with in the wake of McCain's push for a last minute cancellation of the presidential debates scheduled for Friday, as well as a declared suspension of campaigning, in the face of the ever-widening financial meltdown.

There will no doubt be those who suggest that, before one can act sensibly, one must know what one is doing...

But sensibility does not, in the minds behind the McCain campaign, win elections. At least, that's how this jaded observer imagines their fevered strategizing, as their candidate's numbers dive in the face of an economic crisis he seems particularly ill-suited to address.

Reuters: McCain decision puts Friday debate in limbo

And now for something completely different...

You don't get too many embedded vids here at KS2 Problema... that would be because this blog's writer avoids broadcast and cable 'news' like the plague that it is.

But this writer is a musician and songwriter and every once in a while his politics leaks a little into his music. Here's a (very, very) simple video of such a song. Think of it as a tribute to Warhol, in the mold of his epic experimental film, Empire. Sorta...


watch the video on YouTube in hi rez video and stereo
or click below to view the normal lo fi mono version here