Posted by Ashley Slayton for BET You(th) Vote

Whoo hoo! Senator John McCain confirmed minutes ago that he would participate in the presidential debate scheduled for tonight. Well it’s about time! I was starting to think he’d gotten a case of cold feet and would pull a no-show.

The senator’s campaign released a statement saying he was optimistic that there has been progress toward a bipartisan agreement- a complete turn around from the statement he released earlier this week when the senator said he would suspend his campaign and delay the debate “until we have taken action to address this crisis.”

Maybe the senator decided to go on with the debate due to the rumors circulating that he was hurting, rather than helping, the progress of the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said he believed an agreement had been reached Thursday until the presidential candidate arrived ”and then that completely fell apart.”

McCain will fly back to Washington and continue working on the financial crisis after the debate at the University of Mississippi tonight. While the long awaited confirmation certainly added to the anticipation, he certainly is cutting it close. Politicians are so dramatic.

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