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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]

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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
I think McCain has made the right decision too. I think Obama will re-think his position before this is over. McCain speaking from the floor of the Senate and being shown on the news will play good.

Someone said 7 billion dollars is about 4 grand per person. If the government is going to pring a bunch of money, maybe they should print it and send it to the peoplee instead of bankers who squandered it away.

601 posted on 09/24/2008 12:59:39 PM PDT by kjam22 (see me play the guitar here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noHy7Cuoucc)
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To: InterceptPoint

This is the greatest thing McCain will ever give Obama, because we already know it will be a long time before Obama is ever ready to debate him.


602 posted on 09/24/2008 12:59:48 PM PDT by wastedyears (Now sadly living in the DPRNYC [Brooklyn])
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To: rollo tomasi
I have news for you, a lot of undecideds (When they start paying attention politically) get their news from the alphabet networks. Now that the MSM is blurring the issue saying “Obama called McCain campaign this morning...” it’s all down hill.

I think at this point in this election you can count the genuinely "undecided" on one hand. And the problem for the Obama camp saying "we called McCain this morning" is that it is being seen as reactionary...almost a childish "me too! me too!" type thing. McCain beat Obama to the punch by going public with the idea of (GASP!) COUNTRY FIRST.

So far, Obama seems to think of his campaign first.

603 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:03 PM PDT by voxitar (Maverick/Barracuda 2008!)
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To: Texas_shutterbug
Have you not seem the media in action?! Yes, I'm serious. Ultimately, this is going to bite us in the butt.

Good point.

604 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:12 PM PDT by Rum Tum Tugger
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To: Onerom99

Fanning the flames of panic for the benefit of a gang of crooks who are trying to corrupt American capitalism into Russian-style “crony capitalism” is grossly irresponsible.


605 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:21 PM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: r9etb
"Obama's campaign realizes that McCain has landed a haymaker, and now they're just trying to stay on their feet. "

My other question is why would Obama call McCain for them to make a joint statement, when Obama said he wouldn't make a statement on the economy and bailout until he met with his "braintrust" and came up with a plan.

606 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:21 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Even if obama’s people called McCain, so what? It was for a “joint statement”. Nothing about a solution or taking the next step together, just more talk.

McCain took action and he did not need obamas permission to do so.


607 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:24 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (Michelle Obama...Queen of the Damned (courtesy of CougarGA7))
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To: Lucky9teen

“That would be great!!! Palin vs. Obama LOL “

Boortz on CNN said the same thing.


608 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:33 PM PDT by maggief
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To: mquinn
don’t know, have some doubts about this move. Why not hold the debate anyways, but make it 100% about the economical crisis at hand?

Because by being in the Senate, McCain gets to speak from the Senate floor, and Obama (the idiot) has said he won't even be there.

Make no mistake: "the debate" is still on; Obama is just too stupid to realize it.

609 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:33 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: teddyballgame
"That just happened. I think McCain comes out like a loser on this one."

How? By doing the job he is being paid to do? He is still a senator isn't he?
610 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:36 PM PDT by j_k_l
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To: teddyballgame

I disagree, teddy.

I am one of those independent conservatives that McCain has disappointed a few times too many.

But, this is reassuring to me that McCain actually has a sense of priorities, and helps to solidify my vote for him. I don’t buy Obama’s waffle on this for one minute.

I am reminded of an old hymn....

“There comes a time for every man....”


611 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:56 PM PDT by jacquej
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To: aruanan
The solution is to politically target those people responsible and get rid of them.

Bingo!
612 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:56 PM PDT by roses of sharon (The MSM vampires must die!)
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To: Qwackertoo
Country First
613 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:56 PM PDT by GVnana ("I once dressed as Tina Fey for Halloween." - Sarah Palin)
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To: vamoose

I think people are going to say, McCain can’t spend an 1 1/2 to debate?


614 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:56 PM PDT by teddyballgame
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To: NoGrayZone
Obama campaign believes debate should go on.

This nicely sets up the new Republican campaign slogan:

McCain/Palin 2008
Because Talk is Cheap

615 posted on 09/24/2008 1:00:56 PM PDT by Interesting Times (Swiftboating, you say? Check out ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: JDoutrider

Indexing


616 posted on 09/24/2008 1:01:05 PM PDT by JDoutrider (Pray for our side!)
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To: Cedric

In Sarah’s book, there is a story about how she met with the troops leaving for Iraq instead of attend a debate. Her opponents were flummoxed and simply didn’t know what to do.

Putting the good of the people first? Politicians aren’t used to this. Perhaps Sarah rubbed off on him, or this is John being John.

Whatever it is, it feels right.


617 posted on 09/24/2008 1:01:05 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA ("I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction" Obama, from Au)
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To: pennboricua

-now he can remind the Senate and the news that will have
-to cover it, the fact that he saw this fiasco coming and
-that the democrat senate refused to heed his advice just
-like the surge, I think it is a brilliant move

Exactly. The brilliance of this is that its not a suspension on anything. McCain will walk onto the floor of the Senate, in full gravitas mode, open up a huge case of ‘I told you so’, that will be forced to be covered by the entire MSM, whether they like it or not. He’s going over the media’s head AGAIN.

He truly is McBrilliant.


618 posted on 09/24/2008 1:01:12 PM PDT by brooklynlou
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To: tiredoflaundry; shibumi

It’s the same old story; the “doers” versus the “thinkers”.

[somebody cue up “Thick As A Brick”, please]


619 posted on 09/24/2008 1:01:13 PM PDT by Salamander (Stop the destruction of America! McCain/Palin 08!)
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To: toomanygrasshoppers

Exactly right. McCain was going back whether Obama agreed to it or not. Leaders lead. Followers issue joint statements and do nothing.


620 posted on 09/24/2008 1:01:22 PM PDT by kabar (.)
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