There was a debate?

So The Boss comes in from lifting weights up at his manly-man workshop -- has to maintain his mens sana in corpore sano, doncha know -- and says, "I was listening to the debate and . . . "

me: "What debate?"
Himself: "You know, the Presidential debate."
me: "No I didn't know -- who was debating whom?"

Yeah, I'm that politically astute! But really, for a second there, given the landscape, I couldn't imagine the point of a one-party debate (so glad I was soooo wrong -- heehaw!). He looked at me incredulously:

Himself: "Clinton vs Obama? You thought maybe McCain was debating himself?"
me: "Doh! But you know . . . actually, that wouldn't be a bad idea. You know, pit 'Conservative McCain' against 'Liberal McCain' . . . I wouldn't mind seeing that!"
Himself: "Ha! True. They could have two podiums and have him run back and forth across the stage . . . Heh!"

I've been thinking more about that -- love it! Can't you see it? Like the Pixar chess game that the old man plays against himself. McCain's been on the liberal side of so many Senate debates; yet now, of course, he says he's all Reagan, all the time!

Ooh, ooh! -- given the Pixar-chess-game-as-model scenario -- McCain could even address the issue of his age and possible health issues in office by staging a heart attack, just like the little old chess guy . . . ummm, or not.

Anyhow, he's going to have to do something along those lines -- granted it'll probably be in interview format. Darn!

Update: Okay, NOW I'm really sorry I missed it -- Priceless! (H/T Instapundit)