Okay, another last thought on the bailout vote!

A thought: As I've written, I have believed (as others have) that McCain desperately wanted to vote against the bailout if he could get away with it. The politics of a "no" vote were perfect for him -- he could keep being a populist demagogue, he could go against Bush, he could explain how he admires the president and Hank Paulson but he puts country ahead of party etc. It was cynical but it was a winner.

But now that McCain has selflessly dedicated himself to rescuing the country from financial ruin and will visit the president with Obama, can he back out after that and vote no? I guess anything is possible. That seems like a move that might be pretty hard to pull off.

So he's stuck looking all...responsible. He must hate that!