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The idea is that this is supposed to be over by Friday, and McCain is throwing down the gauntlet to make it so.

Besides, unofficial ads will continue to run. And McCain will be getting earned media in Washington.

Although my initial reaction also was consternation, it didn’t take long to realize that suspension of the campaign is the right thing to do (after all, he is still a powerful U.S. Senator with job to do).

Further, think about it: John McCain knows he has at least a 50% chance of becoming President in a few months-—and a bunch of yahoos are up in Washington about to lay an egg for his administration.

There was no way in Hell’s Bells that John McCain was going to be on the rubber chicken circuit while the Rats in Washington are possibly taking our country down the drain and setting a trap for him as well.

Further, think about it: John McCain knows he has at least a 50% chance of becoming President in a few months-—and a bunch of yahoos are up in Washington about to lay an egg for his administration.

This is a very good point. The more Congress screws around trying to fix the economy, the more the markets tank and the more blame that is (wrongly) placed at the feet of only Republicans.

You make sense. My first reaction was that no ads coupled with the MSM's blatant disregard for reporting the truth seemed like a bad move. I hadn't thought of the "My-name-is-John-McCain-and-I-didn't-make-this-ad" ads.

Not only that, but when was the last time that a person from Washington did anything statesman-like on this scale? Suspending a presidential campaign six weeks before the election is huge and should garner massive amounts of respect.

But as I said earlier the MSM machine will spin this to be anything but what it truly is. Patriotism.