McCain is postponing his campaign until congressional consensus is achieved on financial market legislation (likely by Monday). He is calling on the Obama camp to delay the first debate which is scheduled to be this Friday. He's apparently putting his country before himself.Kudos Mr. Senator for deciding to help Americans only on the day that poll numbers have dropped you 9 points lower than Obama, your greatest deficit yet in the White House race. I suppose you would have put the country first when this crisis unmasked itself 10 days ago, had you known there was even a financial crisis going on. I suppose you would have put the country first when you rallied congress for deregulation of Lincoln Savings and Loan during the Keating explosion, had you known you would get caught.McCain knows that most swing voters in America make their decision immediately after the first Presidential debate. He also knows that he is currently down in the polls significantly as a result of his inability to make sounds decisions regarding financial markets. He also knows that the financial markets are increasingly linked to foreign affairs, so this subject will come up in the debate on Friday.
In all fairness, McCain's move is bold and shows initiative. He appears sympathetic to the Nation by reigning in his own ambitions for the good of the country. But let's be honest here. McCain will go to Washington to rally congress to immediately pass this bill giving Bush and
Paulson a blank check, unquestionable power, and no oversight. Bush wins, McCain appears bold, and Average Joe owes Congress $700 billion from his own pocketbook. Remember the Wizard of Oz? Bring him out from behind the curtain and suddenly he's not so benevolent.
