Obama supporters; read this and weep

I’m writing Saturday’s posting ahead of time on this Friday afternoon secure in the knowledge that McCain has already won the debate. I know because the McCain camp has already prepared the ad saying so and – accidently – posted it on the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page. Here’s a screen shot of the ad. It’s not many times that we get to read tomorrow’s news today, so savor it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/images/26Sep_Friday_WSJ.JPG

Now that’s great news for old duffers like Senator McCain and me. We’ll be able to nod off during the debate secure in the knowledge that we know the outcome. That’s really important for old timers staying up well past their bedtimes.

It must be a real confidence builder to know that you won before the fight, sort of like a palooka entering the ring for a bout with a younger stronger fighter confident that fix is in. But I think there might be a surprise for the old fella; Barack Obama is in fighting trim and he hasn’t got the word that he’s done.

So as McCain naps on the way down to Oxford, I hope his handlers don’t wake him to share that little possibility. It’ll be better if he shows up believing that he at least has to try to spar with the younger trimmer fighter. Only after it’s over, will they tell him he’s the champ.

Either way I win. I’m well on my way to meeting my posting deadline without even having to break a sweat.

By the way, despite the foregone conclusion, I’m going to tune in to the debate just in case McCain trips over his own ad and blows it like he has so many things during this financial meltdown.

And I ain’t b.s.n’ ya