"Hours earlier, Congressional leaders reached an agreement on a bipartisan counter-proposal to the Bush plan… Without the help of either candidate or the president. The lawmakers are hopeful they’ll have a vote within days and a bill on the president’s desk soon after."
McCain says the economy is more important than the campaign. Alright, I can agree with that. McCain says he'll go help America come up with a plan of action. Hmmm, we'll see how this goes, I thought. In the end, Washington didn't even need his help, or Obama's. Heck, even the current president didn't have his fingers in this pie.
It might not be such a big deal if McCain had actually suspended his campaign, but he hasn't. His TV ads are still running, his campaign workers are still working to promote him, and McCain himself had a personal interview with Katie Couric on national television. This is little more than an empty political stunt which, from what I can tell, hasn't convinced anybody.
On top of all this, the first of several debates is scheduled for Friday night, which McCain intended to postpone in order for him to go play superhero. Not surprisingly, Obama stated that he preferred to stick to the debate schedule. Now that everyone knows he has nothing to do in Washington, CNN says that it's assumed he will no longer have an excuse not to show up for the debate.
John McCain announces that he is suspending his campaign to address America's financial crisis in Washington. Photo source: http://www.clackamasreview.com/us_world_news/story.php?story_id=TRE48N82Q
CNN makes these statements about Democratic fears of McCain's plans:
This is dirty business. Whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, this kind of meddling in affairs should raise a big red flag in you mind. More than ever, America needs to see these two candidates DEBATE. If McCain fails to show up on Friday, he better have a damned good reason.
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It might not be such a big deal if McCain had actually suspended his campaign, but he hasn't. His TV ads are still running, his campaign workers are still working to promote him, and McCain himself had a personal interview with Katie Couric on national television. This is little more than an empty political stunt which, from what I can tell, hasn't convinced anybody.
On top of all this, the first of several debates is scheduled for Friday night, which McCain intended to postpone in order for him to go play superhero. Not surprisingly, Obama stated that he preferred to stick to the debate schedule. Now that everyone knows he has nothing to do in Washington, CNN says that it's assumed he will no longer have an excuse not to show up for the debate.
John McCain announces that he is suspending his campaign to address America's financial crisis in Washington. Photo source: http://www.clackamasreview.com/us_world_news/story.php?story_id=TRE48N82Q
CNN makes these statements about Democratic fears of McCain's plans:
Democrats fear that McCain will take credit for bringing reluctant Republicans around to agreeing with a bailout plan in order to bolster his argument that he would be a better leader in crises than Obama.
"The Democrats, of course, are very afraid that McCain is going to swoop into these delicate negotiations on Capitol Hill at the last minute and when they reach an agreement, he's going to claim credit for having brought those negotiations to a successful conclusion," CNN senior political researcher Alan Silverleib said.
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Bash, Dana. "'Contentious' White House meeting ends with no deal." CNN.com. 25 Sep 2008. CNN. 26 Sep 2008 <http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/campaign.wrap/index.html>.
Cafferty, Jack. "Is McCain playing politics with the nation’s financial crisis?." Cafferty File. 25 Sep 2008. CNN. 26 Sep 2008 <http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/25/is-mccain-playing-politics-with-the-nation%e2%80%99s-financial-crisis/>.
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