McCain May Suspend Campaign Again

David Kurtz at TPM writes, "John McCain made the morning show rounds today. On Fox they were virtually begging him to 'suspend' his campaign again in the wake of the bailout failure yesterday on the Hill. You know, since it worked out so well the first time. McCain's answer: He just might suspend again."

McCain's comments follow a blog post by William Kristol yesterday arguing, "if this is really 'a national economic crisis,' and others have failed to lead, then McCain should lead--by re-suspending his campaign (fine, let observers mock him when he announces this), and leading his party and the Congress towards a solution. They won't mock if he can pull this off."

Watch the video of McCain on Fox News this morning:

Comments

[shades3]

So, what's McCain going to do, sit outside in the hall, since he is not a member of the committee who are debating this bill?? If an agreement is struck, will he claim credit? If no agreement is reached, will he blame the Democrats..........................again???
What a putz!!

[Agnim]

Ha ha ha!
I think that John McCaint-Falin should suspend his campaign again. lol

In fact, opportunist, McCaint, should suspend his campaign once weekly until election day. lol

After all, multitasking is not a thing that an OLD McCaint can do in handling America's MANY serious challenges

[Xenopus]

Any day the McCain Campaign doesn't go completely into the tank is considered a winning day for McCain by Politico. Obama can be intelligent, reasonable, above the fray, a real statesman and he still isn't considered as winning the day. McCain gets up and puts one foot in front of the other and they say he is a winner. Unbelieveable.

[MyTake]

McCain should re-suspend his campaign, march right into Congressman's Peter DeFazio's and read his "No Bailout Act". That document makes more sense than what the entire government and media are doing to scam the American people once again.

It is such a pity that American's don't know how to take to the streets and protest.

[DCinFrance]

That would be wonderful. Stop the world! I'm for the bailout! I must save the country! I'm going to Washington! I've saved the country! Oh, bummer. Stop the world! I'm against the bailout! I'm going to Washington to save the country...again!

[WhatIKnow]

This is a joke, right? McCain a plan? The only plan he knows about is how to start a war and he has Iran on his radar screen. And, he probably won't get that right, you know graduated at the bottom of his class, even with his father's pay out to get him into West Point. He doesn't have the intellect to come up with a plan all he does is "copy cat" other people ideas and claim them for his own.

[rcollori]

Americans are taking to the streets via the internet. The price of gas is to high. Overwhelmingly, they are against any government involvement in market corrections. The internet is for now a bloodless revolution. It may work but if blood must flow than let it be.
This whole bailout is nothing more than extortion which is illegal.
Wake up you idiots out there.

[Rawkcuf]

Wow, suspending his campaign was sooo effective,
His grandstanding seemed to be the spanner in the works.
he should just suspend it indefinintely.... maybe it will be even more effective.
(For the economy anyway... dropping off the face of the earth would certainly be a start!)

[JMNoSpam]

Don't Suspend It -- End It.

[Grinm]

End it and let the left wing socialist radical Obama in office that would be tragedy


!!! NOBAMA !!!!

[AndrewInToronto]

I am asking this sincerely as a communist: why do people keep calling Obama socialist when he is anything but?

[AndrewInToronto]

Has anyone calling Obama "socialist" actually read Marx or other critiques of capitalism as an economic system, mode of production, and means of distribution?

[rosal]

Unlike the clueles McConfused and the religious freak air head. You want to see a real tragedy? Vote for the dazed pair

[tempting]

http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/the-republican-party-having-brought-you-the-meltdown-now-blames-obama/

Americans are not as stupid as JM thinks we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[genia]

LOL..everybody now.....don't suspend it...end it !
All together now.....

[JROY]

YES, GO HOME & TAKE A NAP GRANDPA.

WE HAD ENOUGH DRAMA & STUNT.

[sansego2000]

Yeah Fox it worked so well the first time. God is there any more brain damaged people than Fox.

[Grinm]

At least they are not brain dead like MSN, NBC, CBS, CNN.


!!! NOBAMA !!!

[bellepepper02]

"Show" your leadership, says the Fox 'journalist'. No wonder GOP is morally bankrupt: to them leadership is about showing, not leading.

[Grinm]

No the GOP is about leading and not just talking like the do nothing Obama. Obama call me if you need me that sounds like a real leader.


!!! NOBAMA !!!!

[maying]

where have you been for the past 8 years????? seriously.

[midknightryder13]

I'd ask if you know how the Senate Rules work when it comes to things like crafting legislation, but judging from your above comment -- I think I already know the answer.

[rosal]

Hey grime, your ignorance is showing. Stop embarrassing yourself, run along now....

[Daly]

admit it, you hate Obama because of the b word; his BRAIN

[KaPi]

Well, they certainly led us to where we are now, haven't they?

And don't cry with your soiled diapers to suggest that it's the democrats SLIM majority in the house for the last 18 months that's created this mess tremendous mess..

The GOP and their followers are some of the biggest snot-nosed little babies. You all preach responsibiltiy but can't accept it. You want ALL the credit and dish out ALL the blame. Grow up!

Let a democrat with Palin's credentials be nominated and they would be getting absolutely skewered!! Why? It's not about putting your country first to you people...of course you say that because it sounds good, but you don't know anything about putting country first. It's all about winning to you...like you think is some da*n football game. Grow TF Up!!

[morfar]

I think John McCain should take William Kristol's advice. William Kristol is the second dumbest *@&^#*^#@** on the planet. This could work out very well for everyone else on the planet.

[Yermammy]

Grandpa comes from a long line of suspenders. Hey! Potential product? "McSame Suspenders! When a belt just won't hide your junk"

[myangeldog1]

LOL!

[tempting]

http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/the-republican-party-having-brought-you-the-meltdown-now-blames-obama/

Americans are not as stupid as JM thinks we are!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[wallygator]

Obama has been running a campaign.McCain...not so much,more like a slow motion trainwreck.

[Grinm]

Ha why should Obama stop his campain to help solve one of the major crisis of our times. I love his responses call me if you need me. He will be great leader. if the country is falling apart, or we are being attacked, or Iran is building a nuke call me if you need me. THAT IS ONE GREAT LEADER.

!!! NOBAMA !!!

[Ohsnap]

Republicans are so darned cute when they get angry.

Just makes me wanna go "suspend" myself.

[FaceYourFears]

This time suspend it for good!

[rachelwebster]

just until Nov 5th will be fine

[blackmanhl]

This is the embodiment of the phase "insane in the membrane" -- in this case, McSame in the membrane. This guy is truly hopeless. Give it up grandpa -- no country for old men

[shelsay]

lol

[DASM]

"They won't mock if he can pull this off." Uh, yes, mocking will happen, because McCain deserves to be mocked. And Palin's mockability is unlimited.

[cosmo86]

When McCain goes on with his rant that Obama is going to raise taxes, McCain is not speaking to the middle class, he is speaking directly to all people that make over $250.000 a year.

[Sadie1976]

Being, himself and all his peers!

[PamperedHousecat]

Let McCain BE McCain