On Tuesday night at the town hall style debate Obama needs to state strongly our current problems are too serious and too complicated for talking points and campaign slogans. He should remind people that a two-minute answer can hardly begin to explore the complexities of our economic crisis much less describe the potential solutions. He can undermine McCain at the debate and indirectly undo Palin’s folksy sound bites and hits on the campaign trail.

These are serious times. Voters need for us to provide serious answers, John