Friday night Campaign Postponed?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Friday night Campaign Postponed?
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Wed, 09-24-2008 - 4:03pm

(Does anyone know how Obama has responded? I'm just curious)


http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/24/john-mccain-on-the-economic-crisis/


JOHN MCCAIN: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no longer be able to buy homes and their life savings will be at stake. Businesses will not have enough money to pay their employees. If we do not act, ever corner of our country will be impacted. We cannot allow this to happen.


Last Friday, I laid out my proposal and I have since discussed my priorities and concerns with the bill the Administration has put forward. Senator Obama has expressed his priorities and concerns. This morning, I met with a group of economic advisers to talk about the proposal on the table and the steps that we should take going forward. I have also spoken with members of Congress to hear their perspective.


It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the Administrations proposal. I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.


Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me.


I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.


We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday nights debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.


I am confident that before the markets open on Monday we can achieve consensus on legislation that will stabilize our financial markets, protect taxpayers and homeowners, and earn the confidence of the American people. All we must do to achieve this is temporarily set politics aside, and I am committed to doing so.


Following September 11th, our national leaders came together at a time of crisis. We must show that kind of patriotism now. Americans across our country lament the fact that partisan divisions in Washington have prevented us from addressing our national challenges. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-03-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:42pm

That sounds like a great idea!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:54pm
i know! unfortunately i may have to miss it... i'm going to checkoslovakia for the weekend! hmm, i wonder if i can i see alaska from there?
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-31-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:57pm

This is not an attempt at seeming heroic, this is a stalling tactic on McCain's part..not so much for him as it is for Palin. McCain does not need to physically be in Washington to deal with this..and what can he really do? Like every other senator, he only has one vote..and that can be phoned in under law. ...someone should tell McCain about this newfangled invention, the tel-e-phone.


In case you have not heard the latest, the McCain campaign suggests that the Pres. Debate be moved to Oct 2, the date of the Veep debates..meaning Palin gets a bit MORE reprive from hard questions. She isn't ready and they are stalling for time. Nice try...


Obama is right....This is EXACTLY the time we need to see the debates. McCain wants our vote? Show me why I should vote for you and get up and FACE YOUR OPPONENT.


POW or not, he sure seems like a coward now.

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-23-2005
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 11:48pm
I can't believe that so many are worried about the debate being cancelled. We are in the midst of one of the worst financial disasters in history and everyone is saying we must act now or the consequences will be grave. Every lawmaker should be in Washington this weekend. Vote by phone??? Were you serious? The President has called for both of them to come to Washington. Maybe McCain is using this as a political manuever, maybe he did one up Obama, but in my mind, who cares??? Campaigning should be the last thing either one of them does this weekend. This could make or break the election for either of them. Their parties are surely looking to them for guidance. I say they should both get to Washington and show us how they will really handle a crisis. Do they both think we are so stupid to not realize that the press is going to be following their every move? What better coverage could they hope for??? I just don't get it. I guess in my eyes, a debate is a practiced, rehearsed, staged event. How could it possibly be more important than doing their job, jobs we entrusted to them, during one of the most critical times in history?
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-22-2004
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 9:42am

I agree.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 9:47am

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Yes, I do. She still has a job to do as well. If Alaska alone were going through what could be the next great depression, I'd expect her to be there for her state, just as I expect senators to be there for their country.

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-14-2008
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 9:59am

>>With that said, this debate's focus was supposed to be on national security, right? You'd think McCain would get a bump in the polls after this one.<<

Yes of course. That just is another reason McCain's move is bold. Once again he's putting the needs of the country ahead of what might benefit him personally. Afterall--remember the surge? He is the one who stood firm on a very unpopular option and made it a point say that he would rather lose an election than lose a war.

There are still some people in this country with integrity you know?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 9:59am
Right at this moment, the President is dealing with this financial crisis,

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-14-2008
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 10:05am
Get a Slingbox, then you won't.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-09-2007
Thu, 09-25-2008 - 11:02am

Actually, listening to reports of how it went down yesterday, this is sounding more like a campaign ploy than an honest effort to focus on the crisis.

Apparently, Obama contacted McCain early and proposed issung a joint statement on the "4 principles" needed to be a part of the bailout plan. McCain agreed to this, and they were to issue their statement later that day. Then McCain issued a press release stating he would suspend campaigning, to the surprise of the Obama campaign.

Again, it appears that, because this was not negotiated in private, McCain's camp wanted to control the message, and direct the press coverage to his campaign.

I'm guessing one of the reasons the president is calling them to Washington today to function as referee, so they don't get to an impass. Probably a way of saving face for everyone.

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