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.
Ha ha ha! Harry Reid doesn’t want McCain or Obama to show up. Says we need leadership, not photo ops. What a maroon. I guess since he doesn’t know what leadership is, he thinks no one else does.
This is because economically-speaking, this handout plan is profoundly un-conservative. If we're going to start with the handouts (and I would prefer not to), my preference is for Detroit's $50b request. It's a much smaller amount, and it doesn't use taxpayer dollars to rescue billionaires from capital losses incurred by making too many bad bets with too many borrowed dollars.
Bush is addressing the nation on this subject tonight. We will hear from the CIC about what is at stake. Believe him or not at your own peril.
Hahaha, damn, we need new bumper stickers.
You’re right about the fact that he is free to be bold because no one expected him to win, least of all the hectoring press that has been in the tank. This confounds them as much as it does the Obamessiah, and it is delicious to watch! (But yes, it is very risky.)
McCain announced this he is now at 45% trending down to Obama 54% trending up. I would say the reaction to this was not good.
Add to this a Zogby poll floating today saying Americans think Obama is smarter and will beat McCain in a debate. I would say the timing was waaaaayyyy off.
Hardly. McCain, like most weak and selfish politicians, has hopped right onto the fence regarding this bailout.
"The Maverick" could have taken the lead on this issue and OPPOSED it from the very beginning. But no, he issued the typical noncommittal phrases Americans are too used to hearing.
Hey Maverick, if you or your staff is listening, you need to be opposed to every aspect of this BS BUSH/PAULSON/BERNANKE BAILOUT SCHEME RIGHT NOW - NOT TOMORROW, OR OVER THE WEEKEND, AS YOU GAUGE PUBLIC SENTIMENT - NOW!
I miss you Ronald Reagan.
. oooh...that's a great idea. McCain issues a statement saying that's he's helping to implement the economic fix and that he's confident in the judgment and skills of his vp to participate in a political debate with Obama.
I would LOVE to see that!
WOW...the TV ratings for that event would go through the roof....
I will go out and buy a TV if this is the case....
Recall Princess Dianna's funeral....at the breaks in the service the power went out in several areas...the entire population in UK was either turning on the stove to make a cup of tea or flushing the toilet.
Didn't even think about that! In a campaign that has become Palin vs. Obama, he's taking out Obama. Good move!
And the MSM is so unbiased. LOL. Let’s see what Obama does in about 10 minutes.
I can recall Schumer's and Dodd's reaction when Paulson, et. al. met with the congressional leaders. From the NYT ...
Weren't there any Republicans at that meeting?? What did they have to say?? All we have is Democratic spin.
New strategy in DC:
Drop the word Bailout (turns off the public).
Start calling it a Rescue Plan.
The left would make that look like McCain was hiding behind Sarah’s skirts.
The debate location is Oxford, Mississippi and the small town of only 10,000 people is in an uproar because they’ve spent millions of dollars preparing for the debate. Hundreds of reporters are all set to cover it onsite with communications trailers, satellite uplinks, etc. The networks have rearranged their TV schedules around the debate and sold advertising time based on it.
Canceling the debate is a BIG DEAL.
I wonder if they could swap debate nights, though. Have the VP Debate Friday night and the first POTUS debate next week when the VP debate was scheduled ? I wonder who is more prepared, Biden or Sarah, for a sudden call to debate ?
According to CNN
Just WHO is Obama going to debate if McCain is working in Washington?
gloom and doom....gloom and doom... the financial sector is in trouble.....’we’ are not about to go under....good grief!!!!!
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