Let’s see, McCain is asked a direct question, and says yes. Obama is asked a direct question, and says, ugh, err, ugh, I guess my staff will have to advise me on that point. What’s not to get? McCain shows he’s willing to work with others on a bi-partisan level, and Obama shows he can’t make a decision.
You understand what happened in answer to a direct question which was a set-up IMHO to get McCain to say NO — handled it perfectly and let Gov Palin and Rudy keep making fun of Obama as a community organizer.
Some people cannot see the forest for the trees of what would have happened if Sen McCain said no. The media and Obama would have had a field day. Some need to take their blinders off and understand politics 101. Not everything is black and white in a campaign or you will likely lose.