McCain suspends campaign?

[MacUser]

MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY; WANTS DEBATE DELAY
Wed Sept 24 2008 14:58:02 ET

MCCAIN: 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.

Last Friday, I laid out my proposal and I have since discussed my priorities and concerns with the bill the Administration has put forward. Senator Obama has expressed his priorities and concerns.This morning, I met with a group of economic advisers to talk about the proposal on the table and the steps that we should take going forward.I have also spoken with members of Congress to hear their perspective.

It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the Administration' proposal. I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.

Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me.

I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.

We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved.I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.

I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so.

Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now. Americans across our country lament the fact that partisan divisions in Washington have prevented us from addressing our national challenges. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country.

Developing...

[Pastor Gary]

Country first?

[DaJudge]

I'll say one thing for the guy, he knows how to shake things up.

I hope they can come up with some alternative to this massive bailout.

[MacUser]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar ... -comm.html

Apparently Obama HOPES he will be the only person at the debate?

[dolfan]

I'm flummoxed by this. Is this genius or a dumb gamble that blows up in his face? Personally, I don't know. It's got the look of scaredy-cat, scaredy-cat to me, and a hyperdramatization that even the president hasn't yet (yet) laid over this thing. (I know its massively big and important, but so is the presidency itself.) Will the media tag now be McCain can't govern and talk at the same time? I don't know. I don't like the looks of it. It may be the right thing to do, but I don't like how it looks at all.

[DaJudge]

He didn't say he wouldn't debate Friday. He's asking Obama to agree to delay it. I'm assuming if Obama won't agree, McCain will show up for the debate. And if that happens, hopefully McCain will beat him about the head and shoulders for refusing to "rise above politics" for the good of the country.

Either way, I think McCain comes out looking like the bigger person.

[KBevangelist]

I think it shows leadership.

However, if he does not debate it could cost him the election. Polls are showing Obama with a bigger lead.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out

KB

[DaJudge]

Polls are showing Obama with a bigger lead.

KB

Why do you think he's doing this? He knows he gotta shake things up and show leadership on the economy.

[EagerBeaver]

With as fickle as American voters are I think this is a lose-lose situation for McCain...it looks and smells like a stall tactic in a way, but at the same time I think he realizes his support in the polls is eroding because of the blame placed on the Republican party for our current economic situation. He HAS to do SOMETHING and this is it.

Now if only America would realize how stupid and greedy we all are...we brought this financial crisis on ourselves and these failing companies just fed off our greed.

[MacUser]

I'm flummoxed by this. Is this genius or a dumb gamble that blows up in his face?

My immediate reaction reading that headline was Uh Oh!.. UNTIL I read the above statement.. then the stroke of Genius followed. Just like the Palin appointment.

I love it.

[RamboPreacher]

MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY; WANTS DEBATE DELAY
Wed Sept 24 2008 14:58:02 ET

MCCAIN: ...
I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.
...

I correct priorities.

[Dr. Ron]

This is leadership at it's core......and it's "country first".

Remember....before anything else, these guys were elected to be involved in the process of government "before" anything else. This will be a new twist for Obama....actually having to serve in the Senate...he has heretofore just been a candidate at our expense.

I see this as real leadership.....and no McCain ain't afraid to debate the "great stutterer". He will clean his clock. If Obama refuses to delay, he will appear to be Unconcerned about the process.

And I frankly don't blame McCain for this....it is vital that whoever takes the helm in Jan, needs to be in on this process and understand what has happened through it all.

I applaud this move.......and it really ain't bad politics!!!

[MacUser]

This will be a new twist for Obama....actually having to serve in the Senate!

He could just vote "Present" as he always did on tough matters.

[Full Quiver]

NEW YORK — The economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as John McCain challenged Barack Obama to delay the Friday forum and join forces to help Washington fix the financial mess. Obama rebuffed his GOP rival, saying the next president needs to "deal with more than one thing at once."

McCain and Obama are Senators and owe it to their states to be in Washington sorting this out. It very well may be a political maneuver by MCCain but it is his job. They decided they wanted to be Senators; they either need to report to Washington or resign.

[one love]

Here is a few points:

First Obama called McCain and asked him if he would stand with him and try to lay down politics and encourage congress to come to a agreement.
McCain later took it a step further so
1. It would not seem that Obama came up with the idea
2. he wanted to make a Bigger statement that we can debate later lets show our skills at fixing the problem.
I think he knew Obama would say No and that is why he asked, It is good politics.

Now the nine point lead is deceiving at the moment, have you heard the numbers and the people that were polled? It was much more a majority of democrats and African Americans. That was released by the polling people.


I am telling you there is still going to be a major McCain gain coming, there is no doubt about it. The only concern is that Obama will get the same, it will be a matter of who turns out to vote more. It seems Obama May be the first to really get the young vote, who could decide the election easy.
It has become cool and hip to vote obama without having a clue why