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.
This smacks of statesmanship. He is putting his country before his own ambition. This is the old, veteran statesman and war hero reporting for duty to put his country first.
He is also forcing 0bama's hand to put a vote on the record on this issue, thus making it impossible for Zero to use it as a campaign issue.
Three days of preparing.
Huh?
dont know if this is a good move or not.
To be a Naval Aviator you got to think and act fast just to stay alive. You can’t call time out.
I think if you take a poll..which they will..the people will say for Obama and Biden to get their sorry butts back to hot DC and face the music.
If Obama goes back, will Biden go with him? That would be interesting...
Uhhhhh.....?!?!? Put down the catnip, FRiend.
This is widely considered to be the biggest financial crisis since 1929. McCain is making the right choice here, and returning to do what he was elected to do.
Obama is remaining on the campaign trail.
I find it interesting that you would be complaining about McCain doing the right thing.
And, moreover, as a political statement the timing is impeccable. Obama cannot complain about the request to postpone the debate without showing himself to be unconcerned about the problem.
Now he's either going to have to suspend his own campaign and follow McCain back to DC (a great ad); or he will not suspend his campaign, and will open himself to criticism about his inability to identify real problems (an even better ad, because his response to the Russia/Georgia mess is of the same gormless type).
Just by doing the right thing, and acting like a grown-up, McCain will score big points against Obama, just as a happy side-effect.
This was a smart move. Obama got flanked and badly. Obama has nothing to offer in this debate and would be the consumate third wheel looking over the grownups shoulder and saying,..”Hey whatcha guys doing???”
McCain has just slapped a leash on 0 and everyone will see that when he jerks it, the young pup comes running.
Or, 0 won’t show and everyone will wonder why he doesn’t think the economy is important enough to shut down his sideshow for a few days.
Did he just throw the election?
Astounding.
Wow.
(On selfish note, bummer, because I got Friday night off of work to watch the debate and was really, really looking forward to it LOL).
FWIW-
THAT only benefits Obama.........
Haha! "You can take my beretta, Senator Obama, WHEN YOU PRY IT FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!"
Hehehehe!
Whatever...it does not!! The Senate hasn’t passed a bill. He needs to be in D.C. doing his job. Hopefully, Obama will stay away b/c his Commie input isn’t needed.
Delay debate? What the? Why not shift it to domestic financial issues?
Spot on. Obama will look like he’s following McCain’s orders. Biden will be forced to do the same as Palin barnstorms hotly contested counties.
Joe Biden could fill in for McCain since he seems to be at odds with Obama's plans as much as McCain is. ;~))
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