09.24.2008 2:14 pm
Political or pragmatic? Economy crisis pushes McCain to suspend campaign
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Here’s the news right now from the politics front:
Republican John McCain says he’s directing his staff to work with Barack Obama’s campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday’s debate because of the economic crisis.
In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation’s financial problems.
Is this naked politics as McCain positions himself as a guy in charge and ready to take action? Or is it pragmatic because the economic situation/banking bailout is that big?
Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
It never was suspended; it was a desperate move to look like a Superhero by “convincing House members to vote for the bailout”. Except problem was, he is not IN the House, he is a Senator. And the House Republicans don’t like McCain, partly because they don’t trust him. And they already had a plan BEFORE he arrived. McCain is so extremely impulsive that he makes these horrible, rash decisions to “boost” his dreadfully sagging campaign. But these decisions aren’t thoughtful; they are impulsive and frankly, rather insane, and of course they constantly backfire on him. McCain really needs to be on some medication; it’s pretty sad, really, and Palin is just another example of his badly impulsive decision-making. Now the campaign is scrambling to the point of nearly constant lying to media, and just shouting over the Democrats. I have smelled desperation all week in the McCain campaign.