Posted on Wednesday, 24th September 2008 by Patrick Dorwin
Interesting, John McCain thinks it is more important that Senators do their job and return to Washington to work on the financial bailout. No word yet from Obama… He’s caught flatfooted again, he needs his handlers to tell him what to do and give them time to put it on the teleprompter.
Breaking: McCain suspends campaign over bailout, wants debate postponed
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September 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
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September 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
With all the hoopla leading the local news the last few days, I kind of doubt the folks at Ole Miss are going to want to postpone anything.
On a side note, I’d like to know why only 50 seats are available for the students?
September 24th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
No different than a school boy being thankful for a blizzard saving him from the math test for which he is woefully unprepared…
September 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
wow, if you really believe that firelawyer, can I get some of what you are on?
September 24th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
You think McCain is unprepared for foreign policy debate against Barack Obama?
September 24th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
John McCain is walking the walk of “Country First” and he is going to be able to use Obama wanting to go ahead as a clear indication of the differing priorities.
By the way, I notice you are able to trackback to Michelle Malkin’s blog, I am a registered poster there but have never been able to get a trackback to work, can you maybe tell me how you do it? I click on the trackback link but don’t get a proper trackback URL, this happens on every one of my computers.
Thanks
http://www.americanarmed.blogspot.com
September 24th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Senator Obama offers an olive branch to McCain as he slides by and McCain shows his gratitude by playing to the grandstand.
McCain skipped four months of the regular session to campaign. If you believe this is anything other than showboating you may need to re-evaluate your political savvy.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
My suggestion… Since Obama insists on continuing with the debate on Friday, perhaps he and Biden can debate each other.
Clearly those Obama and Biden have some issues to work out these days.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Obama Camp: ‘The Debate is On’
September 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
An interesting study in the character of the two men.
From one: Country First.
From the other: Me First.
September 24th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
so, if we vote for McCain can we see headlines like:
“McCain tells generals in Iraq he can’t work on Iraq war strategy since he has to work on the market crisis.”
Please. This bailout was announced several days ago, what’s changed? That is, what’s changed other than McCain’s poll numbers trending downward?
September 24th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
The Dems are in hysterics. Here is a thought- why doesn’t everyone head back to Washington, do there jobs and resume beating on each other on Monday.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Listen to the libs spin, it’s hilarious.
I smell something and it stinks. It’s either Grunts or liberal fear. Or both.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
This bailout was announced several days ago, what’s changed?
Pelosi and Reid declaring “We haven’t got a clue so we ain’t touching this one right now!”
McCain’s probably trying to show some leadership…as for the showboating charge…OMG, a politician showboating?!?! That’s a first!
September 24th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
(I had to comment since the anti-spam word was “dan”)
Just wondering why the Dem leadership hasn’t yet called for major hearings on the issue. They are normally ready to call for hearings on ANYTHING. Well, anything that will make GWB look bad.
So, wonder why no big push. Wonder who would look bad in the deal. Hmmmm……
September 24th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Dan, of course they don’t want people to learn where the blame really belongs…
September 24th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I think it’s great that, after casting his last vote in early April, McCain finally remembered what he does for a living.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I know he won’t do it, but part of me wishes McCain would just vote “present” on whatever bill ends up sitting before the Senate. Love to see how The Obamanauts would handle that one.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Please olive branch? Obama was outfoxed pure and simple. I didn\’t think McCain had it in him.
The rumor is Palin does not want the VP debate unless its open to all ballot qualified parties. That would include Greens, Nader, Lib, Constitution. There is no reason all six of the VP candidates should not be in the debate. If this is true, I applaud her stance on behalf of open debates. I believe the Constitution Party is the national equivalent of the AIP the liberals were so up in arms over.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Just another political ploy by McCain. If I have learned anything about McCain it is that he will pull out all the stops to win this election. One two hour debate won’t hurt his participation in this experiment in socialism that we are undertaking.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Oh yeah, “Fired Up”, you are sooooooooo right on. McCain is the master of the political ploy. Democrats NEVER use “political ploys.” McCain is a genius when it comes to spin and posturing.
You, sir, are clearly the “sharpest knife in the drawer.”
If almost every member of the media was in the tank for your opponent, wouldn’t “pulling out all the stops” be within your rights? I mean, what else is the dude going to do? Just wondering aloud.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
This is pure political gamesmanship by McCain. He doesn’t want to debate because the debate is no longer going to be focused on the one issue where he has an advantage… foreign policy.
He won’t debate until it is guaranteed that they will only talk foreign policy. His dream scenario is to put it off until it postpones or even cancels the beat down that Biden is going to give Palin.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Go Green Party
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/09/24/have-you-seen-this-press-release/
September 24th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Here’s the original post:
http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/09/cynthia-mckinney-ready-to-step-in-for-mccain-at-fridays-debate/
September 24th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Ok, here’s my conspiracy theory. By not running advertisements, he is saving money to spend later.
I don’t blame him for going to Washington and that is good strategy, but to stop running ad’s seem to be a bit much.
September 25th, 2008 at 12:21 am
I agree with Obama’s take on this vital crisis.
If he is needed in Washington in his capacity as a UNITED STATES SENATOR, he can certainly change his plans, if someone “calls him” and tells Obama that his presence is needed and crucial.
Who does Obie think ought call him???
This man is so clownish as to make P.T. Barnum proud.
September 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am
My vote is it’s totally a political move on McCain’s part. Look at the JFK-Nixon debates. McCain’s afraid of going on TV, looking really old next to Obama and losing the election by more of a margin in November.
Does that mean that Obama, given some other similar situation wouldn’t also act like a politician? No. Of course not. They are politicians. It’s odd that conservatives call democrats afraid of McCain or defend him to the hilt as “doing his job” when they know it’s really a political move.
I mean I’m perfectly comfortable saying that when I saw Obama speak at the Midwest Express Center last February and he said he would fix America, I rolled my eyes because I knew it was political blather.
Geez, people.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:26 am
McCain has missed more votes than everyone except the poor guy who had the stroke and now he thinks he’s necessary to the process?
Sorry, John. The deal is going to be done without you.
Heckuva nice try at cancelling the Palin smackdown, though. Now that David Blaine is done with the title “Dive of Death” maybe you can lease it for your campaign slogan.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:48 am
McCain has missed more votes than everyone except the poor guy who had the stroke and now he thinks he’s necessary to the process?
I vote present.
September 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
McCain is desperately trying to shed his earlier remarks about the healthy state of the economy. He’s out of touch, but he’s far from dumb, and this move caught Obama flatfooted.
September 25th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
LEADERSHIP VS. SELF INTEREST …
Our country is facing the worst economic disaster since the great depression.
Even Obama says so.
It’s the responsibility of the Senate to come up with an answer.
The answer has to be decided in a few days.
The answer will dramatically affect Americans for generations to come.
McCain, Obama, and Binden are all U.S. Senators.
Throughout the campaign, Obama has turned down the chance for 10 townhall debates.
… and now, Obama refuses McCain’s request that they both postpone the debate to work
on the economic recovery package … and Obama declines, in order to campaign???
I think the facts speak for themselves …
September 25th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Obama is correct that the President cannot concentrate entirely on one issue to the exclusion of all others.
McCain has done a passable job of hijacking “change” and is now trying to do the same with the nation’s economy.
Come November, I will once again have to decide which two-faced liar is likely to do the least harm in the next 4 years.
Btw, what happened to lipstick as a campaign issue?
September 25th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Bhb, if you are looking for lipstick, you might find it on Obama’s ass. Check the shades, you’ll find Katie Courics for sure.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
BHB, Then you must agree that a president can read a book to school children and contemplate the repercussions of the 9-11 attacks.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Of course a president can read and think about something else at the same time. Had Dubya been reading to the kids that afternoon or the next day, I’d have no quarrel. Continuing to do so at the precise moment when he got first word of the attack gives me cause to wonder about his understanding and judgement. OOn the other hand, it might just have been a really good book and he wanted to see how it ended.