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McCain Suspends Campaign to Help With Bailout
FoxNews ^ | 9/24/08 | Sharon Kehnemui Liss, FOXNews.com

Posted on 09/24/2008 11:52:13 AM PDT by Qwackertoo

Edited on 09/24/2008 12:11:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

John McCain announced that he will suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to help with bailout negotiations. He urged his opponent Barack Obama to do the same.

The Arizona senator also asked the Presidential Debate Commission to postpone Friday’s scheduled debate with Obama so that he can work on the financial crisis bailout plan now on Capitol Hill.

“America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacted. We cannot allow this to happen,” McCain said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; 2008; ayres; bailout; bho; communityorganizer; congress; countryfirst; democrooks; election2008; electionpresident; faniemae; fanniemae; financialcrisis; freddiemac; hussein; mccain; mccainpalin; mortgage; obama; present; rats; rezko; rino; speculators; wallstreet
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To: epluribus_2

If not Biden there is that guy from Iran who wishes to debate either Obama or McCain. I’d LMAO if Obama and Imadinnerjacket debated while McCain rolled up his sleeves in DC.


301 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:25 PM PDT by InsensitiveConservative
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To: teddyballgame

You and Rush are wrong.

This is a brilliant move!

It’s a variation on the old “debating an empty chair” gambit, except it’s Obama who is in a no-win position.


302 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:32 PM PDT by Cedric
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To: teddyballgame
All Obama has to say, “what you can’t walk and chew gum at the same time” or “I’m running for the highest office in the land, I’ll let the Senate do what it’s suppose to do...”

The only problem is that they ARE in the Senate. Which means it's their job. Which means Obama is letting someone do his job on one of the most important economic decisions that the Senate has ever done.

303 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:35 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: Cobra64

Of course I’ll be listening to Sean. He is probably ballistic about now. LOL


304 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:35 PM PDT by Qwackertoo
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To: teddyballgame
All Obama has to say, “what you can’t walk and chew gum at the same time” or “I’m running for the highest office in the land, I’ll let the Senate do what it’s suppose to do...”

But he's still in danger of appearing not caring about the 'crisis' and putting himself above the United States economy.

305 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:44 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: teddyballgame

I see it this way. We are paying for those two bozos to work not campaign and ride around in airplanes everyday.


306 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:45 PM PDT by linn37 (Hail Me, Obama or be cast into the fiery pits of eternal damnation!")
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To: rushed; DemonDeac; Admin Moderator
I am seeing quite a few new posters bashing this move.

I smell some trolls.

307 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:45 PM PDT by Dog (We have entered into the realm of 9/10 all over again...Lord help us.)
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To: Beelzebubba

oooooohhh oooohhhhhhhh (in my best Arnold Horschak impression)

He should have just done this Friday morning and sent her there instead!!!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


308 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:48 PM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: mass55th

It doesn’t add up.

In any event, hammering out a joint statement isn’t exactly rolling up one’s sleeves and getting to work.


309 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:48 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

But I thought it was Obamas idea this morning?


310 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:50 PM PDT by GoCards
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To: Qwackertoo
Wow, just heard this on hannity.

Being a weasel, Bambi might weasel out of the debate altogether.

311 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:50 PM PDT by o2bfree
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To: jersey117; VanDeKoik

The more Obama plays politics with this issue and refuses to actually leads, the better it is for McCain.

Let Obama keep sending out press releases, when the public can see McCain in DC working on a bill that benefits the us, while Obama is making press releases and taking credit while doing nothing, McCain will come out the winner.

Btw, Obama to make remarks in the next 30 minutes per Hannity


312 posted on 09/24/2008 12:30:58 PM PDT by Brytani (Abortion does not make you a real woman - it makes you a murderer)
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To: Qwackertoo

The more I think about this, the more I think it might a stroke of genius. The lefty blogs are already apopleptic about the fact that McCain just COMPLETELY upstaged Obama on an issue that Obama was supposed to have the upper hand - the economy. McCain is coming off looking like a man who wants to actually get down and get dirty with the nuts and bolts solutions needed to fix the economy; Obama seems (so far, any way) like he’s just interested in making more campaign promises.

Could the Maverick have pulled off another brilliant political move, a la Sarah Palin? My fingers are crossed....


313 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:03 PM PDT by voxitar (McCain/Sarah-cuda 2008!)
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To: Blue Turtle

What did RUSH say about this?

“Good grief.”


314 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:05 PM PDT by teddyballgame
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To: epluribus_2
Maybe he debates Biden?

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

315 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:22 PM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: mass55th

That came from Bill Burton, one of Obama’s chief stooges.


316 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:43 PM PDT by Reagan Man (With Palin on the ticket, McCain Earned My Vote --- MOST conservatives should be satisfied.)
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To: Qwackertoo

While I don’t have a problem with this, I do question how this is going to play out in the media. I can just imagine how they will spin it. “McCain slipping in the polls, asks to have the debate postponed.”

This is probably the right thing to do. It may be seen as a mistake later.


317 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:58 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain, the Ipecac president... Obama the strychnine president...)
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To: mass55th

STOP THE BAILOUT


318 posted on 09/24/2008 12:31:58 PM PDT by stockpirate (Bitter white trash clinging to God & guns. Will need both soon!!!!! STOP THE BAILOUT)
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To: teddyballgame
The confused reports to date make it appear that:

1. Obama privately raised the possibility of suspending campaigns for the next few days.

2. McCain went public, and added the idea of cancelling the debate.

3. Obama rejected the idea of cancelling the debate.

If that's how the story comes out when the smoke clears, McCain is going to be very busy applying a tourniquet to the bullet wounds in his foot.

319 posted on 09/24/2008 12:32:03 PM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: Madeleine Ward

“McCain and Obama are both sitting Senators, and yet we are paying them to campaign instead of do their jobs. IMO, both these guys need to be back in the Senate right now.”

I agree with you 100%. If this is a critical “crisis” as the President says it is, Congress cannot recess without getting it done. I’m interested to hear W’s speech tonight.


320 posted on 09/24/2008 12:32:13 PM PDT by jersey117
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