Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he'd be willing to campaign jointly with Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, and debate him in town-hall style formats.
``I think that's a great idea,'' Obama, 46, told reporters in Bend, Oregon, today as he campaigned ahead of the state's May 20 primary. ``Obviously we would have to think through the logistics on that, but to the extent that should I, should I be the nominee, if I have the opportunity to debate substantive issues before the voters with John McCain, that's something that I am going to welcome.''
But I'd like to see them go at it one on one, instead of spitting out sound bites in response to a bunch of inane questions from the press. They pick a different topic for each town hall session, then just have at it, either in a more formal way the way Lincoln and Douglas did or in a looser format. How hard could it be? Anybody can argue. Hell, I can argue.
