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.
No, I'm criticizing the fact that he didn't do this on Monday (or even earlier).
Does Barry even know where the Senate is?
Also look at the setup McCain has...
1) He is in the heart of the action, which is in Congress.
2) He can make speeches directly to the people without media moderators, and he will be assisted by he fellow senators.
3) Media outlets will have to cover it. And bring Obama back and he will be a sitting target not only for McCain, but also other U.S. Senators. Biden may have to come back too, leaving Palin to run the field all by her lonesome!
I was a little WTF at first, but this is a supremely brilliant move!
Only because it's an election year. The market lost [gasp!] thirty points last week. It's utter nonsense. Is it serious? Of course. And it's a mess caused by politicians, so I'm not too anxious for them to rescue us from their mistakes.
If you follow CatOwners posts they are always something negative about McCain or his low poll numbers. I can’t figure someone who never finds a positive thing in McCain’s campaign. He tried to put his country first as he did in Vietnam—for better or worse in winning —I admire that.