McCain to cancel debate.

Who thinks he's just trying to score cheap points and/or steal credit for the passing of the bailout bail if they do happen to pass it?

I do.  He is obviously playing politics with this one, he wants the credit and he doesn't want to debate, he killed 2 birds with one stone on this one.

He could be sincere, with elections coming up, hes the only one that could sway the republicans to vote for the bailout

>>3
The Republicans in Congress and the media have cornered McCain.

His fellow senators are already saying that McCain won't vote for the bailout and already pre-emptively praising him for voting against it.

And newspapers already threatning his status as a "reformer" by saying, if he votes with it, he can kiss his "reformer" title good bye.

He probably does want the bailout to happen, but his own folk aren't helping.

Of course, there's that whole OTHER issue about whether or not a bailout is good in the first place.

He wants to move the debate to when the VP debate's supposed to happen and 'postpone' the VP debate indefinitely.  It's all about him regretting his idiotic decision to pick Palin as a running mate and being unable to give her the boot without losing the christfag vote.

It's easy enough for McCan't to go back to Washington (ironically, to finally DO HIS JOB IN THE SENATE FOR ONCE), determine that there's a strong majority that is for the bailout, and then make a SYMBOLIC "no" vote.  He then gets his cake, and eats it too ... and the American people are largely far too dumb to make the distinction.

McCan't was involved in the Keating Five and that told you all you needed to know about his respect for the rule of law.  In short:  He has none.  He only wants to protect the people with money and connections.  This bailout does that, hence:  McCAN'T IS ALL FOR IT.

"McCAN'T DO IT!" should be his fucking campaign slogan.

This is probably one of the most pointless Presidential elections in U.S. history.

Maybe he's just tired of campaigning.  Did you ever think about that?  He's been doing it for like two years now.  Give him a break!

obama said he initiated the call? uhmmmmm......? proof?

This is a brilliant move and has caught the Obama camp off guard. McCain is now demonstrating real leadership and putting economic issues ahead of campaigning.

Sure, some will say he's afraid of debating Obama...but Obama is not a great debater to begin with, we all know this. All this does is lower expectations for McCain once the debates begin...then he'll blow Obama out of the water. xD

>>8
1. Obama called McCain in the morning calling for a joint statement.
2. McCain calls back Obama and tells him, okay, BUT he further adds, 'maybe we should stop campaigning and get back to washington for a while' in an attempt for McCain to look like he's a "leader" too by suggesting something else.
3. Obama says, 'uhhh, why don't we do the joint statement first then see what happens or what can be done'
4. McCain completely ignores that and simply goes to the public and tells everyone he's suspending his campaign just to one-up his opponent for cheap political points.

>>9
>demonstrating real leadership and putting economic issues ahead of campaigning.

That's not real leadership, that's just sticking your nose where you're not wanted. Now EVERYTHING is going halt so long as McCain is back at the senate because McCain is simply adding his political bullshit to the whole ordeal. The democrats and republicans will definately not be able to pass a bill now because passing the bill will only allow McCain to hijack the credit for passing it, even if he had nothing to do with it.

Add to that, the fact the McCain doesn't know jack shit about anything. Everything he knows about the situation is being fed to him by party line Republicans and being threatened if he helps pass the bill whereas Obama is in constant contact will everyone involved.

>>9
I like how you qualified your statement with "NOW demonstrating real leadership".  McCan't is surely showing you stupid fuckers (as well as everyone else, including we smart people) that he won't do JACK until the shit hits the fan.  WHAT A POOR LEADER THAT REALLY IS.

You cannot deny that truth.  Truly, your PWNAGE is MASSIVE.

Of course, Obama's no better in the aggregate.  What a WASTE OF TIME this election really is.

>>11
Who is one of the few politicians that was informed/aware enough to see this coming and tried to do something about it? Oh right, Ron Paul. Interesting.

>>10
Don't forget the fact that McCain and his retarded Republican buddies are the CAUSE of this situation in the first place and yet he still thinks that more of the same bullshit is going to help.

>>13
Chris Dodd - biggest receiver of Freddie/Fannie money
Barak Obama -  2nd biggest receiver of Freddie/Fannie money

Source of contagion: Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae

>>14
>Source of contagion: Franklin Roosevelt

fix'd

HA!  SUCK ON THAT, EVERYONE THAT SAID OBAMA WAS A DEBATE PUSSY!  McCain ISN'T EVEN PLAYING THAT GAME!  HAH!   OBAMA TAKES A WEEK OFF TO PREPARE FOR A DEBATE?  WHAT DEBATE!  THEMS R TACTICS FOR YOU!  YOU CAN'T APPEAL MORE TO THE STUPIDS THAN ELSE BY AVOIDING THE AREA WHERE TEH SMARTS ARE IMPORTANT!  HAH!  TACTICS! GOD WON! GOD WON! GOD WON!

>>16
good won indeed

>>9
>xD
0/10, go back to /v/ & /b/ with your troll bullshit.

Just watch the news, faggots, mccain hasn't suspended shit. He even still went onto a talk show, though not the one he was originally going to. Letterman was pissed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

And hot damn, youtube comments by 12 year olds at its finest.

This just in.

Republicans walk out of the house. They aren't even going to take part in the meeting about the bailout.

More political positioning.

>>19
I know. Good for them. The Dems are mad because their not being allowed to fleece the taxpayers unimpeeded.

>>20

Yeah. Riiiiiiight. Who doubled the national debt again?

Hmm, I can taste the bullshit you're serving me.  It's definitely bullshit.

>>20
fleece the tax payers?

Wasn't obama the one who actually said the plan should return a payout to the tax payers should our investment in the economy restore or improve the situation?

Meanwhile mccain referred to it as a 'sacrifice' and made no mention of the tax payers other than 'protecting' them. Not implying how he would protect our 700 billion.

Do you people even pay attention to current affairs or the news?

>>22

Well, he did mention that every household would have to contribute $10,000 to the bailout of the banks.  That helped his campaign, I'll bet. Impossible to believe he gets elected, now.

I told you guys, McCain hates republicans, but did you listen?  NooooOOOOoooo.

What are you fucks gonna do when I spam /newpol/ with "Hail to McCain" shit on Nov. 7th?

AAAHHAHAAAHAAHAHAHAH!

>>24
I'd imagine Liberal suicides will spike in frequency.  MASSIVE WIN.

It's "President McCain" for the next four years, bitches.  COUNT ON IT.  Gasoline?  6 bucks a gallon, easy.  Stock market?  DOW 6000.  Houses?  You'd better bring a lot of cash to the table.  The right to keep and bear arms?  You're going to be needing that one.