So Much for Suspending the Campaign to Work on the Financial Crisis

Just a few comments:

Supposedly, foreign policy is McCain's strongest suit. So why postpone the debate that could conceivably gain him some points? The only thing I can think of is that McCain isn't as sure of his foreign policy ground as he'd like us to think. Given that he spent the summer bashing Obama rather than talking about policy, it wouldn't surprise me.

I refuse to believe the statement from McCain's campaign for several reasons:

1. I've never heard Obama lose his cool, so I find the idea that his conduct led to a shouting match to be unbelievable.

2. The Senators and Congressmen interviewed by the press-even the Republicans-never said ONE WORD about this. Don't you think Sen. Shelby, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, would have immediately lambasted Obama to the press if Obama had done what the McCain camp said he did? The consensus on both sides is that they almost had the deal done, then McCain butted in and ruined everything.

3. I've seen at least one comment that says Obama was weak when he told Congress to call him if he was needed. As several others here have said, neither he nor McCain are on the relevant committees (Commerce has to do with trade, not banking), so their presence would not have accomplished anything. Obama was right when he said inserting election politics into delicate negotiations is counter-productive. McCain has proven him right.

Posted by: jeru | Sep 26, 2008 3:11:11 AM

sorry, jeru, factcheck is run by the annenberg folks, who employed bho.
NO
ONE has seeen the bc, only the certificate of live birth which does NOT prove where one is bor.

Bryan T

It is still not certain that Obama will win the election maybe hes the one that is scared to debate!

In team sports, what do the coaches do when their team is trailing in score and the other team has the momentum?

Answer: They call a TIME OUT!

In the 2008 Presidential election, what does John McCain do when he's trailing in the polls, and Obama has the momentum?

Answer: John McCain says "let's postpone the debate" until further notice!

John, you might as well postpone the Election itself comes Nov. 3rd and you're behind in the polls! "Let's resume the voting when I'm no longer trailing in the poll, ok?"

Iam so fed up with Mc
Cain & his insufferable need for drama. It really doesn't make him appear "Presidental". Just another self-centered,egotistical Politition staging a showdown for no other reason than his need to be the center of attention.
I was looking forward to the Friday debates, to be able to evaluate the canidates side by side. I hope that Obama goes ahead without him & treats us to a 90 minute Town Hall meeting. Maybe they will open up the meeting to phone in questions.

Three weeks ago when all you Republicans were dancing in the streets about McChicken's pick of Palin and how "great life was!"

I had one thing to say, and it came to pass today. I said Palin was like a meteor flying across the night sky, shining so brightly...

I also said within a month that meteor Palin would first sputter, then burn out completely and finally hit the ground with a big THUD!!

Well Republicans just after Palin's interview on CBS today with Katie Couric, the meteor has landed - THUD!!!

This plus McChicken's "suspension" of his campaign (what a joke) and him going to Washington today to MESS UP the negotiations on the bailout today, there is only one thing left to say...

Bye, bye McChicken and hello President Obama!!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what you call transparency in government.

1. McCain will run from a world crisis that he can't kill people over.

2. McCain cannot handle more than one problem at a time.

3. John McCain doesn't understand that with modern technology he doesn't have to be in DC for his opinion to be made known--OOPS, he knows how to snipe.

4. John McCain helped to scuttle a deal and stifle government action.

5. Most agree that in the meeting John McCain did not lead and likely did not understand.

pp:
give it up...

FactCheck.org staffers have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Claims that the document lacks a raised seal or a signature are false. We have posted high-resolution photographs of the document as “supporting documents” to this article. Our conclusion: Obama was born in the U.S.A. just as he has always said

McCain should not scare house republicans from doing their job this bailout is a joke its nothing but help for the rich who definitely wont share their riches with us but we have to burden their losses. McCain has flip-flopped on everything conservative ideal that we stand for in order to win the election democrats have also fielded a liberal candidate. McCain talks about terrorism happening elsewhere if elected will pass immigration reform which will give criminals american citizenship who'll ruin our society and our culture McCain who cannot keep us safe from local terrorists just talk the talk, America needs a candidate who will secure our borders as well as stengthen our conservative ideals,McCain will split the party with the help of his neoconservative gang. Vote for a person who wont budge from his principles vote chuck baldwin.

PP

yep... thats Obamas job but yet hes whining about having to use his "big plane with his name on it" to leave FL and fly back to washington and maybe not get another debate practise in!

what amazes me about this whole deal, is that people are calling mccain going to washington to help with this bill a stunt. last i heard bho was elected to be the junior senator from illinois, not to run for president. as all the senators, he should be there, earning his pay, and representing his constituants. is this how he would represent the american people?

House republicans should not support this bill and ask for more oversight they have done a commendable job representing the aspirations of majority of americans who are just amazed the way a republican administration is socializing junk of wall street. McCain has jumped on every issue he represented once what next hillarycare, anyhow house republicans have earned my vote mccain can go to hillary supporters or hell.

when in indonesia, and registered as barry soetoro, his religion was listed as muslim, and his nationality as indonesian. i do not care about the religion, what concerns me is the name and the nationality. if this is true, he is not eligible to be potus. as of this time, though a suit has been filed for him to prove he is a natural born citizen, he has not proven that fact. one would think if he was that it would be rather simple to prove the point.

and a pleasant good night to all.....

staniam:

meet ya back here after the election, hope you will post a congratulatory message for Obama after he wins, that is if McCain and Palin don't self destruct first...... I am so looking forward to the debates...

and Dave in Iv..... Bill Donohue? .... I mean really..

herta

what do you care if Mccain wentto washington today to"turn over a few tables" Obama probably couldnt lift them or look silly if he did!

The democrats know their guy is a liberal, Republicans dont know what or how mccain will react after becoming president a funny feeling in the stomach something goes wrong in troopergate changes palin and takes lieberman as his vp instead. He is a shrewd opportunist who believes in swimming with the tide he will ruin the republican party divide it on different issues and will take advantage to strengthen his position. you heard it here first.

sonshine

yea I wont go as far as to call Obama a muslim but its sortof curious!

McCain is unstable, self involved, he thinks more of himself, and his maverick image, then he should.

This man would be terrible for America.

I just do not know what to say, and I think the press is in the same boat, what can anyone say about this man? He is unbelievable, I am numb just think about him.