McCain right to suspend campaign?
Ok...I'll get this out of the way. Yes I lean to the right. I consider myself somewhat moderate but yes...I believe in personal responsibility fiscally and I believe that the right tends to reflect more of my personal and religious beliefs. So that's out of the way...
So as I sit today on my sister's couch watching morning TV ( a true first) I hear McCain has suspended the campaign to go back to Washington. He's called on Obama to do the same and has said he MAY miss the debates tomorrow due to the fiscal crisis and his position as an active senator.
My first thought is that this is nothing more than a campaign tactic. That in fact he's trying to 'one-up' Barak...and in truth I was ok with it. It IS a competition and frankly he's trying to win.
However the more I think about it...the more I realize that I was being unfair a bit. I believe what McCain is doing is not JUST trying to one-up Obama (sure that's part of it and I'd be foolish not to think so)...but he's actually...(wait for it.......) LEADING! He's making himself an example. Frankly this is extraordinary. He knows that as a Senator he has a vote and that this issue is by far the biggest to pass the senate's docket all year and perhaps in the last 10 years. He is still a senator and that takes precedance over his role as a candidate. (A charge he lobbed at John Kerry four years ago...and is now showing wasn't just capaign rhetoric). Whatever McCain did in announcing his postponement...and not in doing a joint press release like Obama wanted is not as important as the fact that in this instance I believe McCain is right. He's an elected Senator...and at this high crisis time...his place is in the Senate hall.
Frankly...if Obama shows up for the debates tomorrow without John McCain...I think it will do far more harm than good in an already struggling campaign. We saw him give a speech during the summer...and even though I imagine they'll just do the debates without having McCain be able to retort (in other words the moderator will ask questions and Mr. Obama will just respond to the question.) I think what he'll be saying by being there is that it's more important to him to become President than to do the job he was already elected to do...and I don't think I'll be alone in thinking that that goes against EVERY principle in our Constitution.
Again this is my opinion...but if Senator Obama was so hot on the Republicans cancelling their convention on the first day due to a hurricane that effected less than 10% of America...then maybe postponing a debate to do his elected duty during our WORST financial crisis in decades would be in the best interest of America. Again though I could be wrong.
Thanks for Reading;
So as I sit today on my sister's couch watching morning TV ( a true first) I hear McCain has suspended the campaign to go back to Washington. He's called on Obama to do the same and has said he MAY miss the debates tomorrow due to the fiscal crisis and his position as an active senator.
My first thought is that this is nothing more than a campaign tactic. That in fact he's trying to 'one-up' Barak...and in truth I was ok with it. It IS a competition and frankly he's trying to win.
However the more I think about it...the more I realize that I was being unfair a bit. I believe what McCain is doing is not JUST trying to one-up Obama (sure that's part of it and I'd be foolish not to think so)...but he's actually...(wait for it.......) LEADING! He's making himself an example. Frankly this is extraordinary. He knows that as a Senator he has a vote and that this issue is by far the biggest to pass the senate's docket all year and perhaps in the last 10 years. He is still a senator and that takes precedance over his role as a candidate. (A charge he lobbed at John Kerry four years ago...and is now showing wasn't just capaign rhetoric). Whatever McCain did in announcing his postponement...and not in doing a joint press release like Obama wanted is not as important as the fact that in this instance I believe McCain is right. He's an elected Senator...and at this high crisis time...his place is in the Senate hall.
Frankly...if Obama shows up for the debates tomorrow without John McCain...I think it will do far more harm than good in an already struggling campaign. We saw him give a speech during the summer...and even though I imagine they'll just do the debates without having McCain be able to retort (in other words the moderator will ask questions and Mr. Obama will just respond to the question.) I think what he'll be saying by being there is that it's more important to him to become President than to do the job he was already elected to do...and I don't think I'll be alone in thinking that that goes against EVERY principle in our Constitution.
Again this is my opinion...but if Senator Obama was so hot on the Republicans cancelling their convention on the first day due to a hurricane that effected less than 10% of America...then maybe postponing a debate to do his elected duty during our WORST financial crisis in decades would be in the best interest of America. Again though I could be wrong.
Thanks for Reading;
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