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 Fridays 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.
McCain has already stated that the PAULSON/BERNANKE BAILOUT SCHEME will not pass in the Senate, which is why he is headed back to craft a new one.
Not the same thing. Carter was already a failed president. Campaigning wouldn’t have helped him.
Yep, I do-Republicans-our higher power is God Almighty. The ‘rats-the power from down below. We know who wins in the end :)
Not good, but not hammered. We just have a different opinion on Intrades relevance.
You do not have to have a MBA or Financial licence to trade there. Any average Joe can trade there. which is good but makes it a emotional site. As we saw when they blew the Kerry/Bush race.
It’s the right thing to do, which is more important.
We need to all contact McCain campaign....HE NEEDS TO GO TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT!!!!!
TONIGHT!!!!! GET TO WASHINGTON MCCAIN DADDY!
Really you would assume to know how good I’ve had it or not had it? How very enlightenting! Just watch and learn this is going to turn out to be a bad move!!!!
This should have many of the MSM running around like a chicken with the head cut off.
I think this is a brilliant move by McCain...
I triple-dog dare the fake one to pull such a stunt.
When you make bad bets in Vegas, millions of innocent people don’t lose their retirement savings, their homes, their businesses and their jobs.
Genious! Obambi called him this AM to say they should make a joint statement supporting certain parts of the bailout and McCain spun him on his head and stripped the ball and ran for a touchdown. A bit dirty but hey it’s pres politics!
Country FIRST... not you!
LLS
If thats true than McCain outsmarted the messiah. LOL
This is just a mistake. McCain got off message when he let his campaign run with that ridiculous lipstick nonsense and he hasn’t really recovered. This won’t help and looks desperate. I don’t he is desperate at all but it looks that way.
Yes, there were Reps there. Shelby was there as well as the ranking members of the other committees and minority leaders.
So this is no different then any other election? This trouble we now face is "routine"? It doesn't require any special attention from our elected officials? The fact the entire economy of the free world is at stake means to you, "business as usual"?
Are you paying attention at ALL?
The answer is simple...
SEND PALIN!!! Then it is a lose-lose for Obama.
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