McCain Seeks a Place to Hide

Since he’s not ready to deal with the economy, or even debate the issues, McCain wants to suspend his campaign to focus on the “historic” crisis facing the U.S. economy. Child Chesse, that’s not really the issue, but here’s more.

It was not immediately clear how extensive the suspension he announced would be — whether it would include dropping television advertising or just canceling scheduled appearances. McCain took no questions after reading his statement.

Immediately after the announcement, White House press secretary Dana Perino released this statement: “We welcome Sen. McCain’s announcement. We are making progress in negotiations on the financial markets rescue legislation, but we have not finished it yet. Bipartisan support from Sens. McCain and Obama would be helpful in driving to a conclusion.”

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