This JUST in over at TPM..
Breaking: McCain Campaign Suspends Campaign Due To Crisis, Calls On Delay For Debate
By Greg Sargent - September 24, 2008, 2:59PM
John McCain will say later today in New York that he's suspending his campaign in response to the economic crisis, and is calling on Barack Obama to delay Friday's debate. From the prepared remarks just sent out by his campaign:
Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me.
I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.
We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night's debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.
It's not immediately clear what this means in practice. Will all of McCain's ads come down? Will the campaign stop sending out statements? Will campaign aides all leave headquarters and turn out the lights?
More soon.
So what exactly does this mean?
Clever chess move by McCain to make himself look like he loves America?
Quick bail out to not have to debate with Obama because McCain's dug such a hole for himself at this point he couldn't possibly dig his OLD ASS out of it?
What you guys all think?
Hit ME.
=!=
DREWDOWN EDIT:
So Obama has refused to halt the campaign.
“This is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsible for dealing with this mess,” Obama told reporters in Clearwater, Fla
“It’s going to be part of the president’s job to be able to deal with more than one thing at once.”
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Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., a close adviser to Obama, called the idea “the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either football or Marys.”
But Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, welcomed MCCain’s offer.
“This is the John McCain I know,” Hatch said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Hardball.” “He is willing to risk election to do what’s right for the country.”
HMM... More on this as it develops
September 24, 2008
McCain FT.....L????
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Will you accept the scripted Presidential 'debate' again?
Brought to you by your 'good friends' at Wall Street.
No Paul or Nader Main Street USA,
nor Cynthia McKinney.
Hah. I said the same shit. He'll say "Obviously Obama doesn't care enough about America to put a debate on hold." Then, if Obama does accept, he gets some time to get some answers together. I mean really, why would McCain's staff be important in a debate? Isn't a debate just between the two of 'em??
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