McCain calls it quits.

Submitted by Robert P. on

John McCain has made bungle after mistake after faux pas while dealing with this financial crisis. So, it only makes sense that he would turn quitter, because when the going gets tough, Republicans run and hide. Don't believe me? Just go to the secret bunker and ask Lying Liddy Dole.



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John McCain suspends campaigning to work on economy, requests postponing Friday debate; asks Obama do the same.


Sorry John, but America needs a leader who can do more than one thing at a time. FDR handled a Great Depression, a War in the Pacific and a War in Europe. Barack Obama doesn't need to take a breather.

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Quitter.

Submitted by Robert P. on

First, he quit thinking right-wing hate mongers were agents of intolerance.

Second, he quit thinking that torture was wrong.

Third, he quit thinking his own bill on immigration was acceptable.

Fourth, he quit thinking the Fundamentals of Our Economy Are Strong.

Fifth, he quit on America by dropping out of the race for President.

Quitter.

"The striking difference between me and my opponent is that I live in North Carolina and my husband can vote for me."
- Sen. Kay Hagan

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

New meme: McCain is a quitter. Pass it on.

Submitted by Robert P. on

Other people who have "suspended" their careers.

fbihop - Plaxico Burress says he was #suspended so he could concentrate on the economy

Robert P. - Matt Millen #suspended his job with the Detroit Lions so he could concentrate on the economy.

"The striking difference between me and my opponent is that I live in North Carolina and my husband can vote for me."
- Sen. Kay Hagan

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

Good one

Submitted by Dan B on

That was coughing-up-the-water-I-was-drinking funny.

From MSNBC

Submitted by nctodc on

The decision to let politics stop at the water's edge was--surprise, surprise--Obama's:

The Obama campaign's Bill Burton said in a statement: "At 8:30 this morning, Senator Obama called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal. At 2:30 this afternoon, Senator McCain returned Senator Obama's call and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement. The two campaigns are currently working together on the details.

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There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of the comfortable past which, in fact, never existed. - Robert F. Kennedy

Timeline:

Submitted by Robert P. on

8:30am Obama - Hey John, why don't we issue a joint statement saying what our conditions for this bailout are, neither of us wants to get stuck with this bill.

2:30pm McCain - Hello Barack...uh....why was I calling uhhhh... oh, yes.....uhhhhh....I agree, let's joint an issue....uhhhh...issue a statement about joints...no...a joint statement.....gotta go, time for my Metamucil.

3:30pm McCain Press Release - I am suspending my campaign and hope that Barack Obama can join me in this nonpartisan effort to help the country, which I am leading, and not take the low road and continue all this politics, which I am not going to do. In fact, I'm so not doing it, I'm canceling the debate. I hope Barack will follow in my lead to stop the partisan bickering.

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

Slime

Submitted by James on

McCain and his campaign handles are pure slime. Liars and slime.
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Doubts about Dole?

Suspends his campaign

Submitted by jlgolden on

so he can set up a commission to study the problem?

Freakin' out

Submitted by Brunette on

The poor guy is just completely freaking out. Sure sends a scary signal to the country (not to mention the world) that this man who wants to lead us all is running for cover when the going gets tough.

Boy I bet he's being really, really nasty to his family about now.

I Thought This Was a Joke

Submitted by lomaprietaleigh on

I haven't had any news since 12 noon--and I initially thought this blog, and subsequent comments, were fabricated for our comedic enjoyment. Pure pleasure ... and hilarious!

Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war. - John McCain

Leigh
A Smut-Filled Tome

It is a joke,

Submitted by Robert P. on

his campaign I mean.

Was it a masterstroke by McCain, a lunge out of desperation, or a puzzling improvisation?

McCain ran the risk that he would arrive Thursday just in time to find the rug being pulled out from under him — if there’s an announcement of a deal having been reached between the Bush administration and Democrats in Congress.

Thursday's headline on MSNBC:
McCain oops

"The striking difference between me and my opponent is that I live in North Carolina and my husband can vote for me."
- Sen. Kay Hagan

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

Rick Davis

Submitted by gregflynn on

More likely McCain's campaign can't function because his campaign manager Rick Davis has to go to DC to lobby for Freddie Mac.

McCain is an ass...

Submitted by Stan on

There have been 643 votes taken in the current Senate session: McCain has missed 412 of them. McCain has not voted in the Senate since April 8th. Since March he has missed 109 of the last 110 votes.

Now he want's to focus on the nation's business? Woo hoo!! Actually, he's scared witless.

Stan Bozarth

Bottom of the pack.

Submitted by Robert P. on

One has to wonder. John McCain finished 894 out of 899 students and that is with two admirals in his family pulling strings.
He went on to fly jets and to crash FIVE of them.
One has to wonder what his career path had been if he had not been a Vietnam war hero?

Angry, philanderer with a history of failure.

"The striking difference between me and my opponent is that I live in North Carolina and my husband can vote for me."
- Sen. Kay Hagan

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

Great Quote of the Day found by kos

Submitted by momoaizo on

Mickey Edwards, Princeton lecturer and former Republican congressman at The Arena....

Oh, brother. What idiot came up with this stunt?

It ranks somewhere on the stupidity scale between plain silly and numbingly desperate. McCain and Obama are both members of the senate and they're both able to help craft a solution if they wish to do so without putting the presidential campaign on hold; after all, I’m sure congressional leaders would be willing to accept their calls if they have some important insights to impart. And while one of them will eventually become president, neither one is president yet, nor is either one a member of the congressional leadership; I’m confident that somehow the administration and the other 533 members of congress will be able to muddle through without tapping into the superior wisdom and intellect of their nominees. Sorry, john; it really sounds like you're afraid to debate. This sounds like the sort of ploy we used to use in junior high school elections.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

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Something else about this I find very interesting about this.

Submitted by Paige_Michael-S... on

McCain has demonstrated some true political stupidity throughout this process.

He starts by suspending the campaign to go to Washington to "work" on the bailout policy. Ok, fine: he wants to project himself as taking the initiative to get serious about a problem and work to get things done, hoping that Obama won't do the same and that he can lob the "he's not serious enough to be President" charge. Politically speaking, it's a smart initial play.

But then he proceeds to leave a low hanging fruit provided by the Obama campaign. They responded with: "It's more important now than ever that this debate take place in light of Americans' concerns about the economy." This would, of course, be the correct statement to make. There's one slight problem, though:

The debate on Friday night is, by all reports, focused on the topic of Foreign Policy, not the Economy.

The McCain campaign could have taken this opportunity to really drop a nuke on the Obama campaign. They missed it completely as if they were running aimlessly in the woods.

Not only does John McCain possess limited policy knowledge and intellectual ability, at best; he has piss poor political instincts. I'm truly convinced in light of this episode that he's not smart enough to be President.

Not a nuke at all.

Submitted by Robert P. on

Obama could have laughingly responded, "Well, I don't know what's going on with John. I've suggested that at this point in time it is more important for us to discuss with the American people how we will fix this crisis, and that is what I think we'll end up talking about in the debate. But, John still wants to defend the failed policy of Iraq some more. I'm not sure what John is focused on any more."

"The striking difference between me and my opponent is that I live in North Carolina and my husband can vote for me."
- Sen. Kay Hagan

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me