OMG~ McCain says he wants to suspend campaign

[pkz]

and work on current economic crisis...per MSNBC

[CatBO]

1. Anything to get out of answering questions...

I guess he just wants to go home.

[LSparkle]

2. I heard it was postpone the debate ... not suspend his campaign

He OUGHT to suspend his campaign PERMANENTLY for the
good of America!

[trueblue2007]

3. he DID NOT say he was suspending it. HE SAID DELAY THE DEBATE

stop spreading dumb rumors

[JuniperLea]

5. Perhaps you should be sure as to which post you are posting a response...

When expressing righteous indignation:)

[JuniperLea]

12. Actually, that is what the WSJ is reporting...

NEWS ALERT
from The Wall Street Journal

Sept. 24, 2008

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he will "suspend" his campaign on Thursday, and asked to delay Friday night's debate against Democratic candidate Barack Obama, so he can return to Washington to deal with the financial crisis. Congress is currently considering a $700 billion bailout plan that is drawing increased scrutiny from lawmakers.

[pkz]

13. He did say SUSPEND!

McCain to suspend campaign to meet on rescue plan


WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sen. John McCain is suspending his campaign to return to Washington and join ongoing talks about the Bush administration's proposed rescue package for the U.S. financial system. He also called for his scheduled Friday night debate with Sen. Barack Obama to be postponed. McCain said he's confident lawmakers can reach consensus on the $700 billion plan before Monday morning.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mccain-suspend-campaign-meet-rescue/story.aspx?guid=%7B82F83672-90C8-492B-9312-60E5CD28A4BE%7D&dist=hpmp

[K Gardner]

15. Sorry.. he most certainly DID say he is suspending his campaign.

[JuniperLea]

4. After all his snark about Obama not attending a town hall meeting...

This isn't going to fly... nope.

This is going to go down like a led zeppelin!

[Ganja Ninja]

6. I hope the media fries him for this.

This move could and should be the end of his campaign.

[LSparkle]

9. Exactly -- he thinks HE SHOULD BE ABLE to dictate the terms!

What a motherfucker!!!!!! He doesn't get to set the rules --
this is OUR POLITICAL PROCESS and WE THE PEOPLE say we want
to move forward.

If BombBomb Grampa wants to SIT OUT THE DEBATE and SUSPEND
HIS CAMPAIGN, then let him go ahead. DEMOCRACY GOES ON!!!!

[JuniperLea]

11. Obama needs a really good comback to this...

This is too important!

[bdamomma]

18. exactly crying about town halls, and now he is cutting and running.

from the presidential debates? unbelieveable.

[bdamomma]

16. .................

and who will step in for him Palin???:scared:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. His campaign is coming apart like a cheap suit - total self-destruct mode

Why can't he both debate the bailout AND debate Obama? Is it perhaps that he doesn't want to commit to a position until he sees which way the wind is blowing? And that's a maverick who follows his own drummer?

[On the Road]

8. Bad Move --

Competent managers can multitask and deal with more than one issue in a week. Reminds me of a VP who cancelled a departmental gathering because of a contract that three people were working on. Utterly unecessary unless he simply doesn't have his shit together.

It is not going to play well.

[Politicub]

10. The American people get three debates

this is chilling. McCain is brazen about his disregard for the electoral process.

It is grossly negligent of McCain to bail out on the debates. He can suspend his barnstorming around the country to return to Washington to write a new deregulation bill, but he should fly to Mississippi for the debate on Friday night.

Un-freaking-believable.

[wildflower]

14. Excellent, Suspending it until November 5 would be good. :) n/t

[LeftinOH]

17. Shit- Roosevelt didn't suspend the Presidential campaign in 1944 to focus on the WAR

...and HE WAS DYING!

[JuniperLea]

21. Excellent point!!!

You should start a thread on this... find something online to link and support it... this is really a great thought!

:yourock:

[jillan]

19. He hasn't been on Capitol Hill for almost 2 years.

Sounds like a total copout to me.

[pkz]

20. Nothing should stop the debate

and nothing should stop or slow down a presidential campaign.

Hell, this is a democracy, we fight for the right to vote for the person we think is best suited to lead us.
O needs to pound this home...this election is too important.

Besides, O can multitask and he can handle both the debate and the crisis, why can't McGramps?