McCain looking to suspend campaigning, to help in WA.

[GtoRA2]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain

So McCain wants to go to Washington and see what he can do about the economy crisis, but obama wants to keep going.

Interesting, I think this makes obama look less concerned about the enocomy then McCain since he wants to keep working towards personal gain and McCain wants to stop and help.

[crockett]

But wait... I thought the fundamentals of the economy were strong, this isn't a excuse to get out of Fri's debate now is it.. 

Does he plan to help like he did in the savings and loan scandal from the early 90's?

[Hornet33]

Yeah I just read that myself. Pretty much telling Obama that the job comes first, and since they are both still Senators they need to be in their seats doing the job they are being paid for instead of running around trying to get votes.

Makes me like the guy even more.

Wonder if Obama, if he even shows up, will actually vote or just hit the "present" button?

[crockett]

Yeah I just read that myself. Pretty much telling Obama that the job comes first, and since they are both still Senators they need to be in their seats doing the job they are being paid for instead of running around trying to get votes.

Makes me like the guy even more.

Wonder if Obama, if he even shows up, will actually vote or just hit the "present" button?

This make you like him too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five

[john9001]

obama and the democrats want the economic crisis to get worse, then obama will be elected so he can save the country and the world.

[Shamus]

The Obama campaign said in a statement that Obama had called McCain around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to propose that they issue a joint statement in support of a package to help fix the economy as soon as possible. McCain called back six hours later and agreed to the idea of the statement, the Obama campaign said. McCain's statement was issued to the media a few minutes later

It kind of looks like it took the McCain campaign about six hours to figure out how to try and out maneuver Obama, first move by Obama, but that wont matter

shamus

[john9001]

obama has just announced that if McCain does not show up obama will debate the teleprompter.

[crockett]

The Obama campaign said in a statement that Obama had called McCain around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to propose that they issue a joint statement in support of a package to help fix the economy as soon as possible. McCain called back six hours later and agreed to the idea of the statement, the Obama campaign said. McCain's statement was issued to the media a few minutes later

It kind of looks like it took the McCain campaign about six hours to figure out how to try and out maneuver Obama, first move by Obama, but that wont matter

shamus

Yea I was just reading that as well.. Looks like not only is McCain a hot head he can't keep his word and essentially stabbed Obama in the back trying to get a political gain. If that's true it really shows his true colors. So much for the straight talk express..

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/24/mccain_obama_debate.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

[crockett]

obama has just announced that if McCain does not show up obama will debate the teleprompter.

That would be about the same as actually debating McCain anyway. 

[john9001]

obama has been campaigning for the last 19 months, why should he go to Washington now? He will just vote present.

[Carrel]

obama has just announced that if McCain does not show up obama will debate the teleprompter.

My money's on the teleprompter.

[Bodhi]

But wait... I thought the fundamentals of the economy were strong, this isn't a excuse to get out of Fri's debate now is it.. 

Does he plan to help like he did in the savings and loan scandal from the early 90's?

Perhaps you might just realize that they still have jobs to do.  With $800 million dollars on the line, maybe, just maybe they ought to both be concerned about what their jobs are currently

As for the debate, Obama is nothing without a teleprompter.  Every one knows that.  McCain will wipe the floor with him when it comes time to debate.

[crockett]

Yep Obama was just giving a speech and said he contacted McCain's camp at 8am this morning trying to set up a joint press release stating that both candidates agreed to work on the bail out issue. MacCain's people called him back at 2pm agreeing to it in which Obama spoke to McCain. By the time Obama got back to his hotel room McCain went ahead and released a press release turning it into partisan politics, instead of issuing the joint release like he agreed to.

Amazing how low the Republicans have too keep stooping trying to play dirty politics. I wonder what McCain will have to say as a reply. Will it be a "miscommunication" blame it on a intern rebuttal? 

[crockett]

Perhaps you might just realize that they still have jobs to do.  With $800 million dollars on the line, maybe, just maybe they ought to both be concerned about what their jobs are currently

As for the debate, Obama is nothing without a teleprompter.  Every one knows that.  McCain will wipe the floor with him when it comes time to debate.

umm it's $700 billion and Obama just gave a press release saying he supports working on the issue and said he contacted McCain at 8am this morning trying to get McSame to agree to a joint press release in support of this. McCain agreed to it, then turned around and rushed out his own press release playing partisan politics.

[Bodhi]

umm it's $700 billion and Obama just gave a press release saying he supports working on the issue and said he contacted McCain at 8am this morning trying to get McSame to agree to a joint press release in support of this. McCain agreed to in then turned around and rushed out his own press release playing partisan politics.

Excuse me for mistyping million when I should have typed billion. 

Just because Obama's camp says something does not mean it is true.  You liberals are so frigging blind.  If this proposed bailout isn't done right, we are collectively screwed.  They have jobs to do.  Not worry about campaigning.  McCain saying they needed to postpone the debate was the right thing to do.  The question to ask is:

Why the f*** didn't Obama just say "Yes, we need to take care of this Plan first."