[steve-b]

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.

[Texas_shutterbug]

I agree. He might be winning with freepers, but the news media is going to spin this story (IF TRUE) like crazy.

[CedarDave]

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

The word is that Obama raised the possibility of working together to get a bailout bill. McCain went one step further with the campaign suspension.

[101voodoo]

FACT-McCain went public with his announcement (see DRUDGE)

FACT-Obama comes out AFTER THE FACT and says it was HIS idea

FACT-There is no public record of him saying anything about suspending the campaign OR going back to Washington to tend to business.

Fact-Obama is desperately playing catch up here but McCain has the headlines be cause despite what Hussein says McCain was there first, acting the leader and now Obama is looking very much the follower.