Fire them both
John McCain is desperately trying to avoid a debate with Barack Obama (and is even more terrified of the prospect of his incompetent running mate debating her opponent), so he is using the current financial crisis to justify suspending his campaign. He proposes going back to DC to grandstand for the cameras and pretend like his deregulatory past isn't part of the problem:
John McCain, losing ground as the economic crisis deepens, sought today to beat Barack Obama to the punch by suspending his campaign, postponing Friday's presidential debate, and calling for an emergency meeting between the President, congressional leaders and both nominees to produce legislation addressing the threat of a Wall Street collapse and a dangerous recession.
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In a striking admission to Tom Beres, a reporter for WKYC in Cleveland and Akron, McCain said yesterday that he had not read the three-page legislative proposal presented to Congress by the Treasury Department: "I have not had a chance to see it in writing. I have to examine it."
McCain was part of the original problem, isn't too clear on the proposal to fix it, but is determined to rush back to the steps of the Capitol in time for the evening news broadcast, yet he's afraid of debating his opponent in public on those very issues.
Meanwhile, Phil Fulmer insists that, despite the abysmal performance of the Vols so far this year, "We know what we're doing," and that he shouldn't be fired. Like McCain, Fulmer is desperate to absolve himself of his own culpability for his failures.
Both Fulmer and McCain are decrepit, counter-productive shadows of their former selves, and both have far exceeded their sell-by dates.