So long as your humble Goliard is offering lines to the McCain camp, he might as well propose a response to the “got to be able to do two things at once” argument. At the debate tonight, Senator McCain might say:

“Yes, it is sometimes necessary to take on more than one problem at a time. But it is even more important that a President be able to prioritize.

“I understand Senator Obama might see this occasion, promising lots of lovely clever talk, to be at least as important as taking action to prevent further financial meltdown. I disagree.

“I think that addressing the crisis deserves all the attention we can give it right now. Its priority is so much higher, that it would have been wiser to postpone this forum, which we could have easily done without hurting anybody.

“But I seem to be the only person on this stage who has his priorities in that order, and so here I am. Make of that what you will.”