Both sides have met, looked over their schedules, and finally come to a conclusion. That’s right, America’s two greatest political parties have at long last worked together to reach a decision: after weeks and weeks, they’ve finally agreed to a schedule for the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.

The interrogation begins in September. The 26th of the month, to be precise, the first Presidential debate will take place in Oxford, Mississippi at the University of Mississippi. You can view the arguments on PBS, as the event will be moderated by Jim Lehrer (The NewsHour). The time is scheduled for talk on foreign policy and national security, i.e. the war in Iraq.

October 2 will see the Vice Presidential debates, which I fully expect will score record ratings this year. This takes place in St. Louis, Missouri at Washington University and can also be viewed on PBS. The moderator is Gwen Ifill, also of The NewsHour.

John McCain and Barack Obama will meet again on October 7 to take the stage at Washington University. This will air on NBC and will be moderated by Tom Brokaw, a town hall-style debate which will focus on questions from the audience and via the Internet.

The third Presidential debate is scheduled for October 15 in Hempstead, New York at Hofstra University. This debate will focus on domestic and economic policy and be viewable on CBS. Bob Schieffer (Face the Nation) will moderate the arguments.