McCain suspends campaign, Obama plans to continue

[soulcore]

Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign to return to Washington and focus on the "historic" crisis facing the U.S. economy.

Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama said at a news conference later Wednesday that he and McCain had spoken by phone and had agreed to issue a joint statement about shared principles in the approach to resolving the economic crisis.

But he disagreed with McCain's call for postponing Friday's first presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/campaign.wrap/index.html

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That's it, I'm convinced he's either senile or on so many downers he won't even be coherent enough to debate.

[d_b]

1. PostPWNED!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

26. Perfect!

:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

2. Only one thing to say:

:wtf:

[gblady]

3. Harry told him...

to stay away....
:popcorn:

[Delphinus]

4. Holy crap!

No wonder some forum features are unavailable at this time - first time I've had a chance to check anything ALL day!

[Kolesar]

5. Lay that King down

Because you are about to be checkmated!

Regarding McCain's call to join him in Washington to help participate in the debate over the economic recovery plan, Obama said, "If I can be helpful then I'm prepared to be anywhere, any time ... don't want to infuse Capitol Hill with presidential politics."

There is a lot of silliness in that article like MCCain canceling his Late Show appearance and a quote from Dana Perino.

[geiger]

8. I must have posted the same time as you. Your post is better.

What a crock, huh?

[geiger]

6. "SUSPENSDED"

Does this mean Obama can claim the Presidency by acclamation.

I'm half serious.

As a person with a master's in political history, this is the silliest thing I have ever heard or read in my life. The warrior wars...no more?

[Raschel]

18. He's tired from catching spears?

Hey, McCain's campaign said they are tired of catching spears, maybe one hit him in the head.

[geiger]

19. did you see Boston Legal the other night? your comment is funny.

[Raschel]

24. Did they steal one of my lines? ;)

I didn't see the show!

[Sentath]

35. Did they really say "catching spears"?

Does anyone else hear racist code there?

I'm going to go looking for that phrase.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

27. It is bizarre ! Is it unprecedented in American History?

[Magleetis]

7. So

Is the debate on or off? :shrug:

[geiger]

9. can you imagine all the helpers and volunteers that McCain has just effectively dissed?

Typical arrogant disrespect for hard-working Americans.

[Magleetis]

12. Something is up

I smell a big rat.

[geiger]

16. me too. eom.

[Xipe Totec]

10. McCain is now a Prisoner Of Washington

D.C.

[George II]

11. As Obama said shortly after McCain's announcement.....

"A president has to be able to do more than one thing at a time"!!

[geiger]

13. and now I read Bush is pulling himself into it "taking the debate to the American people"

Which American people do they think they are talking about, and weren't the R's trying to keep Bush out of it.

It looks like a total meltdown.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. I think the strain of the campaign is too physically demanding for McCain...

It's healthier for him to stay in Washington.

[geiger]

15. I agree. He is crashing and burning. eom.

[gratuitous]

17. Fork meet entree

This dish is done. The effect of seeing "McCain suspends campaign" is so bad, so detrimental, that there's not enough lipstick in the world to make that pig pretty. My friends, work with a light heart and a good will for the next six weeks, because we're about to see a landslide election of historic proportions.

[geiger]

20. he thinks, I guess, he is demonstrating leadership, but he has no idea what

he is doing.

Is it, like I read the other day, pre-Alzheimers?

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

21. Methinks McSame has officially jumped the shark.

[geiger]

22. jumped the shark indeed. the end.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

28. That is the best case scenario and I hope you are right!

Excellent post

[Indenturedebtor]

23. Old man hides from cloud? n/t

[DesertFlower]

25. he knows he's going to

lose the debate. this way it looks like "he's putting country first".

[Imagevision]

29. The Maverick tries to change the rules of debates but they go on without him...

[RedSock]

31. what is the next step?

the govt decides to suspend the election until the crisis is cleared up ..........

this could be scary.

[and-justice-for-all]

30. Obama better not do the same...

he can go and vote or whatever, but his ass better keep on the campaign trail. This makes McInsane/Mosseilini look very, very weak. What exactly is McInsane going to do? Get in the way is the only thing I can think of. There is no good reason for Mcinsane to do what he is doing...just makes him look weak and unwilling to debate Obama, because they all know his ass is going to be beat down by Obama.

[Politicalboi]

32. John Mc Chicken

He's scared shitless to debate Obama. He's looking for an excuse. He thinks congress can't work without him. Where has he been ALL week. Oh campaigning that's right. That's fine let Obama have the stage and have the audience ask questions of him. John McCain the new Jesus Christ. He's our martyr.

[geiger]

33. that's exactly what i told my son tonite MC CHICKEN.

[livelongandprosper]

34. And he realized this historic" crisis just right after Obama called

him. What a coincidence. Where was this "doer" yesterday? Or before yesterday? Then it was no a crisis? Or not historic?