mccain is suspending his campaign

[cured]

Well Obama has given McCain some ammunition. Nobody who really knows anything about these two men would believe that their presence would get the Frank-Dodd bill get done any faster, or any of the other counter-proposals that will be offered. But Americans are stupid. They'll hear this nonsense about McCain putting his coutry first (I have no idea how he was going to inject himself into the discussion) and Obama only cares about his own TV vanity shots and speeches.

The thing is, this debate on Friday is about foreign policy when it would be more appropriate to discuss the economy.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by cured

Well Obama has given McCain some ammunition. Nobody who really knows anything about these two men would believe that their presence would get the Frank-Dodd bill get done any faster, or any of the other counter-proposals that will be offered. But Americans are stupid. They'll hear this nonsense about McCain putting his coutry first (I have no idea how he was going to inject himself into the discussion) and Obama only cares about his own TV vanity shots and speeches.

The thing is, this debate on Friday is about foreign policy when it would be more appropriate to discuss the economy.

It depends on how the events are covered I think. Obama's response has been a strong one:

Obama also said he, McCain and other officials could address the crisis in a bipartisan fashion and still go on with the campaign, noting that multi-tasking comes with the office.

"It is going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once," he noted.

If this response is given equal coverage, then it's kind of hard to (accurately) criticize his position.

[kagenaki koe]

Obama's move during this past week and a half is to actually not do a whole lot of moving. McCain on the other hand doesn't seem to have a plan other than throw shit to the wall and see what sticks.