RE: NOT SO HIP TO THE INTERTUBES. I don't think hipness is the question. Rather, spontaneity is. The GOP candidates want to stay away from the YouTube debate because they're afraid of even mildly uncontrollable settings. It's rather remarkable, actually, that the media, who relies on candidates entering unscripted settings in order to make news/give reporters some to write about don't exhibit some class solidarity and direct one-tenth the scorn they heaped on John Edwards haircut towards the GOP's cowardice and unwillingness to speak before the voters in an even mildly unpredictable setting. All that said, I think a John McCain/Ron Paul debate would be awesome, and would happily watch it on Pay-Per-View or, better yet, on YouTube itself. --Ezra Klein
