25 September 2008

If they catch him doing anything else...

The newshounds will surely be out in force:
The race for the White House was thrown into turmoil yesterday after John McCain suddenly suspended his campaign and called for a delay in tomorrow's presidential debate to work on a Wall Street bailout, a move quickly rejected by Barack Obama. McCain and Obama have agreed to return to Washington today to meet congressional leaders at the White House at the invitation of President George W. Bush to discuss the bailout plan, which has run into opposition from both sides. Last night, McCain and Obama also issued a joint statement saying they would "rise above politics for the good of the country" to address the economic crisis. But their backers were divided sharply on the political implications of McCain's surprise move, which caught the country, as well as Obama and his campaign, off guard.
The impact on the presidential race, in which the shaky economy has helped Obama build a small lead in polls over McCain, remains to be seen. The fate of the foreign policy debate in Oxford, Miss., the first of three presidential debates, remained uncertain last night.
Ricos says he doubts they'll show Obama debating himself, but it'd be funny television...

1 comment:

Peripatetic Engineer said...

McCain seems to know the meaning of the word "duty" as in "I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office". Its refreshing to see someone placing country over politics for a change.

 

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