Mccain Suspends Campaign

McCain Ran 1,304 Ads Day Campaign "Suspended"

Chicago Tribune | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics


Turns out John McCain never did quite "suspend" his campaign during negotiations over the federal bailout plan, at least on television. Tucked into a...

Jason Linkins

New Hampshire Newspaper "Suspends" Writing Editorials To Focus On Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Okay. Once you get your head around a week in our political lives, during which: The first presidential debate was nearly scuttled By the candidate ...

Leaked: John McCain's Debate Reminders to Himself

Lee Camp | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Lee Camp

Jason Linkins

Barney Frank: GOP Colleagues Winced At 'Mighty Mouse' McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


One would think that some of John McCain's Republican colleagues might actually want to help him become president of these United States, but no: give...

Jason Linkins

During "Suspension" McCain Grandstands, Advisers Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


When John McCain announced yesterday that he was suspending his campaign to help everyone solve the economy, and inviting Barack Obama to do the same,...

McCain Suspends Campaign in Order to Learn About "the Issue of Economics"

Katie Halper | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Katie Halper

After his econ-immersion course, McCain's understanding of the economy will be as comprehensive, and as keen--if possible-- as Sarah Palin's view of Russia on a clear Alaskan day.

Stop the Campaign!

Sean Carman | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Sean Carman

Candidates for President answering questions about the preeminent issue of the day? An open discussion on the subject before the American people? In an election year? Please.

Senator McCain, You Were Right to Suspend Your Campaign. You Should. Permanently.

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

Spare us the pain of having to sweat out the results and spare your advisers the pain of trying to figure out how to rig them.

McCain Speaks At Clinton Global Initiative Despite Suspension

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate John McCain expressed confidence Thursday that Congress and the Bush administration can reach conse...

Palin 'Suspending' Her Campaign Too -- But Going To Philly

AP | AMY WESTFELDT | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin defended her comment that the proximity of Russia to her home state of Alaska gives ...

Bush Tries To Bail Out McCain

Chicago Tribune | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Talk about bail-outs. John McCain had just made one of the riskiest, and perhaps costliest, moves of his presidential campaign, in attempting to bai...

Palin Suspends Vice Presidential Campaign: Rushes Back to Alaska to Keep an Eye on Russia

Steve Young | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media


Steve Young

"Governor Palin believes that geography is more important than politics," said McCain campaign spokesman, Tucker Bounds.

Jed Lewison

If He Can Attack Obama, Why Can't He Debate Obama?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Apparently, even though John McCain doesn't want to debate Barack Obama, he doesn't have any problem attacking him -- even after suspending his presid...

Sam Stein

McCain's Financial Crisis Timeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


When John McCain held an unexpected news conference mid-Wednesday afternoon he addressed the current economic crisis with direness previously unseen. ...

John McCain: "Are You Ready For Some Football?"

Linda Hansen | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

The strategic time-out! You stop the game, try to stop the momentum of that offensive line. Maybe they'll lose their focus. Maybe they'll lose the crowd. And maybe they'll lose the ball.

McCain's Non-Denial Denial

Howard Schweber | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Howard Schweber

McCain's desire for a break is understandable, given the poll numbers and the seemingly endless stream of gaffes, flubs, and inconsistent statements coming out of his campaign.

The 2008 Election Is About... Customer Service

RJ Eskow | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

McCain's election-year flipflops and gimmicks -- including the "time out" -- should be treated no differently than any salesman's attempt to confuse you into making a bad deal.

McCain Chickens Out of the Debate

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

McCain can kill two birds with one stone by ducking the debate: get out of debating Obama for a few days, and figure out what his position is on the economy that he helped destroy.

Sam Stein

Obama And Democrats Call McCain's Bluff

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama rejected the proposal -- put forward by John McCain today -- that the two presidential candidates leave the campaign trail, delay Friday'...