Daily round-up: So, is there a debate?

John McCain and Barack Obama are meeting today with the president (NPR), who told the nation "our entire economy is in danger," (NPR) to address the mess on Wall Street. But will the candidates meet again tomorrow for a presidential debate?

McCain stunned political observers, including those of us in the WBUR Newsroom, when he announced Wednesday a suspension of campaign activities (NPR) to focus on the economic crisis. McCain asked his Obama to agree to postpone Friday's debate. WBUR's political analysts say McCain is making a big political gamble, just as he did in selecting Sarah Palin as a running mate. Slate's John Dickerson says it's "McCain's latest crazy, brilliant, desperate campaign tactic."

Obama, meanwhile, says he wants to debate now (AP):

This is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who, in approximately in 40 days, will be responsible for dealing with this mess. I think that it is going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once.