There's a lot riding on tonight's debate between John McCain and Barack Obama - especially for Sen. McCain. Three tracking polls out today show significant movement in Obama's direction. Rasmussen has Obama gaining three overnight and now holding a five-point lead over McCain - 50%-45%. Gallup has Obama gaining three overnight as well, and now leading by three at 48%-45%. Hotline is even worse for McCain, with Obama now leading by seven-points at 49%-42%.

McCain must do well tonight to stop some of the movement in Obama's direction. It will be difficult, because, quite frankly, the endless drumbeat of pro-Obama bias in virtually all of the mainstream print and television media is taking it's toll on McCain. Obama is entirely propped up by the media, and undoubtedly the questions will be skewed in Obama's favor at the debate.

John McCain will do his best, but he is playing against a stacked deck. It's tragic what has happened to the free press in America. It may be free, but there is now no semblance of fairness.