Tonight at the debate:
At the debate tonight, McCain plans to attack Obama for 'supporting' Bush's 700 billion dollar bailout, while at the same time extolling the virtues of the House Republicans' alternative proposal, which he will claim better protects the interests of homeowners and taxpayers.
The idea is to link Obama with Bush and to shore up McCain's reputation as a "maverick."
He's also hoping to catch Obama off guard by shifting the focus of the debate to the bailout rather than the stated topic of foreign policy, the thinking being that Obama only rehearsed for a debate on foreign policy.