Talkingpointsmemo's Josh Marshall: "Desperate McCain Reacts to Financial, er, "Polling" Crisis"

[flpoljunkie]

Desperate McCain Reacts to Financial Polling Crisis

09.24.08 -- 3:03PM

By Josh Marshall

McCain asks Barack to call off presidential debate.

(Desperate and Reckless: Ramp up Georgia Crisis for votes; Call off half the GOP convention; pick a demonstrably unqualified freshman governor to salvage his campaign; calls for firing head of the SEC; now ask to have presidential debates delayed or canceled so he can politicize the bailout debate ... )

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/219348.php

[flpoljunkie]

1. More from Marshall. What's changed today is McCain's poll numbers tanking.

Wait ... Wait

09.24.08 -- 3:19PM
By Josh Marshall

What's changed today in the financial crisis other than John McCain's poll numbers tanking? Isn't this the campaign equivalent of faking an injury when you're down late in the 4th quarter? Note too that McCain was in the midst of debate prep when he made this decision.

Look at what appears to have happened. Obama reached out to McCain privately to agree to a shared set of bailout principles. McCain went off the handle again and tried to use the crisis as a way to call off the debates.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/219361.php

[ErinBerin84]

2. yreah, it's a distrurbing pattern

And we know how personal and vindictive McCain seems to get when in opposition to someone (like Mittens in the primary)....this move was solely to fuck Obama over. Country first my ass. Here is how Wonkette put it



http://wonkette.com/

BREAKING: Ha Ha, McCain Wants To Postpone Debate Because He’s Losing....er, Because He’s So Worried About Economy

Has there ever been another presidential campaign that consisted solely of dumb muppet stunts?