McCain suspends campaign

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 24, 2008 3:39 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/ ... index.html

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » September 24, 2008 3:47 pm

Sounds like someone is running out of money...like the senior senator from Arizona - who admits to not knowing much about the economy is going to be able to do much about this crisis. Of course the junior senator from Illinois doesn't have enough seniority to be able to do much either. Although unlike most of the self serving senators, he does have that community organizer experience to fall back on for ideas.

::hoping my attacks were fair and balanced.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » September 24, 2008 3:53 pm

Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 24, 2008 3:54 pm

Skibo wrote:
::hoping my attacks were fair and balanced.

I prefer "equal opportunity attacks."

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » September 24, 2008 4:04 pm

ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.

Why waste a good opportunity to continue getting paid for a job you're not doing? That's crazy talk.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » September 24, 2008 4:09 pm

ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.

Joe Biden's senate term is up this year but he's hedging his bets in case McCain beats Obama. He's running for re-election to the senate. I don't think he should be able to do that.

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 24, 2008 4:10 pm

LIPH wrote:
ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.
Joe Biden's senate term is up this year but he's hedging his bets in case McCain beats Obama. He's running for re-election to the senate. I don't think he should be able to do that.

That's covering all the bases....

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » September 24, 2008 4:13 pm

ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.

Bob Dole did in 1996.
Not that he would've been around much longer in the Senate anyway.
He's from KANSAS, not Massachusetts or West Virginia.

But yes, he (McCain) is right for wanting to get this B.S. settled first.
Hopefully that other guy will realize that as well.

Martonian · Post by **Martonian** » September 24, 2008 4:47 pm

I found Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 Blog post on this topic pretty funny:

This certainly is something. John McCain -- who today announced that he will be suspending his campaign until after the economy thing (an issue on which most people agree he sucks) blows over -- is nicely asking Barack Obama to do the same.

According to Politico's Ben Smith...

[McCain is] also asking Obama to agree to suspend all campaign advertising, my colleague Amie Parnes reports from the campaign bubble.

And my inside sources are telling me that McCain is also asking Obama to stop talking eloquently, being Hopeful and being so many inches taller than McCain until after this whole economic debacle comes to an end in several months.

Frank4 · Post by **Frank4** » September 24, 2008 5:05 pm

Martonian wrote:I found Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 Blog post on this topic pretty funny:

This certainly is something. John McCain -- who today announced that he will be suspending his campaign until after the economy thing (an issue on which most people agree he sucks) blows over -- is nicely asking Barack Obama to do the same.

According to Politico's Ben Smith...

[McCain is] also asking Obama to agree to suspend all campaign advertising, my colleague Amie Parnes reports from the campaign bubble.

And my inside sources are telling me that McCain is also asking Obama to stop talking eloquently, being Hopeful and being so many inches taller than McCain until after this whole economic debacle comes to an end in several months.

That's fabulous.....

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » September 24, 2008 6:10 pm

My favorite comment so far on this: "Waaaah! The economy ate my homework! We can't have a debate!"

If McCain were serious about wanting to help the economy, and not just playing games, he would have been in Washington on Monday morning and just rolled up his sleeves.

Actually, why can't they both just let the campaigns run without them for a few days while they sit down over a table in the Senate building with everyone else and hash stuff out? They could take a few hours out for the debate on Friday night, which they could televise from the Senate floor, which is already equipped for that. Work gets done and debate happens on schedule.

Unfortunately, that would be too sensible.

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » September 24, 2008 6:39 pm

Let's see, should they actually lead or should they talk about what they would do if they had the opportunity to lead?

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » September 24, 2008 6:41 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:My favorite comment so far on this: "Waaaah! The economy ate my homework! We can't have a debate!"

If McCain were serious about wanting to help the economy, and not just playing games, he would have been in Washington on Monday morning and just rolled up his sleeves.

Actually, why can't they both just let the campaigns run without them for a few days while they sit down over a table in the Senate building with everyone else and hash stuff out? They could take a few hours out for the debate on Friday night, which they could televise from the Senate floor, which is already equipped for that. Work gets done and debate happens on schedule.

Unfortunately, that would be too sensible.

Using logic to attack problems just doesn't happen in Washington.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » September 24, 2008 6:42 pm

LIPH wrote:
ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.
Joe Biden's senate term is up this year but he's hedging his bets in case McCain beats Obama. He's running for re-election to the senate. I don't think he should be able to do that.

There are a few states, like Connecticut, that allow the running for two offices (like VP and Senate). I think Lieberman (sp???) did this when he ran for VP under the Gore ticket in 2000.

Martonian · Post by **Martonian** » September 24, 2008 7:10 pm

Dezdmona wrote:Let's see, should they actually lead or should they talk about what they would do if they had the opportunity to lead?

The guy that said "The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should, but I’ve got Greenspan’s book" is not someone that I want leading on this issue.

ejr · Post by **ejr** » September 24, 2008 7:26 pm

It strikes me that this is either a really shrewd move, or a move or desperation. If this move was entirely about solving the financial crisis, he would have called Obama and asked that they join together to redirect their attention to this issue.

This move may be about the financial crisis, but I think it is more about politics.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » September 24, 2008 8:07 pm

I'd like to see them both suspend the campaign for a week and concentrate on the work of Congress.

I'd like to think it's not a political move.....

And I guess I'm disappointed that so many people immediately jump to other conclusions.....

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » September 24, 2008 8:09 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:Using logic to attack problems just doesn't happen in Washington.

If there were any logic in Washington, Obama would have as much chance of being president as I do being Mr. Universe.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » September 24, 2008 8:09 pm

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » September 24, 2008 8:15 pm

aeroparrot wrote:
LIPH wrote:
ph4ever wrote:Personally I think anyone runing for president should give up their "job" - ie their senate seat or governorship. They aren't doing the work they were voted in to do while they are on the campaign trail.
Joe Biden's senate term is up this year but he's hedging his bets in case McCain beats Obama. He's running for re-election to the senate. I don't think he should be able to do that.
There are a few states, like Connecticut, that allow the running for two offices (like VP and Senate). I think Lieberman (sp???) did this when he ran for VP under the Gore ticket in 2000.

Speaking of Leiberman...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_ ... _democrats

The CT Democratic party wants to have him resign from the party because of his support of McCain.