Source: http://www.outsiderviews.com, retrieved September 24, 2008
Senator McCain just came out with a statement suspending the Presidential Campaign. In his comments, he notes that the campaign can wait because the economic crisis the country faces is historic. Warren Buffett compared it to 9/11. I believe it is.I, along with many other observers, will see how this plays out. President Bush is also about to speak to the country later on tonight. Congressional hearings are going on. To their credit, the members of Congress are asknig the tough questions. There are reports that there were conversations between Senators Obama and McCain on this. Apparently Senator Obama suggested a joint statement on this. Yet, Senator McCain came out with a statement to look "Presidential". What Senator McCain has done is pure politics. His notion of "country first" will not wash based on the move he made. He did it during the convention and he is doing it again. The right thing would have been for both Senators to have come out with a unified statement to underscore the nature of the calamity facing us. Now, Senator Obama has to hedge his bets and it may seem as if he is "following" Senator McCain. Senator McCain was wrong, in my view, to seize the moment to make a political statement. Senator McCain is not President yet. He needs to remember that.
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