McCain are both US Senators, taking a salary from their respective
states for a job they were sent to do.

McCain is suggesting they attend to business for a few days, as they are
paid to do.

Cliff wrote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_128991.html

"Why does John McCain suddenly want to suspend his presidential campaign and
postpone Friday's debate?"

"As Ben Smith notes, McCain's move "is a mark, most of all, that he doesn't
like the way this campaign is going. ... The only thing that's changed in the
last 48 hours is the public polling.""

"John McCain has skipped more votes during this session than any member of the
Senate except for Tim Johnson, who had major brain surgery. He has cast a single
vote in five months, since April 9. All of a sudden, McCain is demanding that
the presidential race shut down so he can return to Washington?"

"For all of his sudden urgency, McCain acknowledged just yesterday that he had
not even read the administration's three-page bailout proposal."

"RB" wroe: (clip) McCain is suggesting they attend to business for a few
days, as they are
paid to do.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
McCain recently declared that he did not know much about the economy. This
*business* is being done by a competent committee--what is McCain going to
do when he returns to Washington, try to tell them how to run their
business?

Leo Lichtman wrote:
"RB" wroe: (clip) McCain is suggesting they attend to business for a
few days, as they are
paid to do.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
McCain recently declared that he did not know much about the economy.
This *business* is being done by a competent committee--what is
McCain going to do when he returns to Washington, try to tell them
how to run their business?

He's going to pretend to be our President for a day or so and hope it gets
him elected in spite of his age and lack of insight.
I wonder if he'll arrive by fighter bomber in his flight suit as bush did?


--

John R. Carroll
www.machiningsolution.com

John R. Carroll wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"RB" wroe: (clip) McCain is suggesting they attend to business for a
few days, as they are
paid to do.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
McCain recently declared that he did not know much about the economy.
This *business* is being done by a competent committee--what is
McCain going to do when he returns to Washington, try to tell them
how to run their business?

No, he's going to listen to the arguments and vote on the legislature
according to the best interests of his constituency.
I would hope Obama would see fit to do the same, not to mention the
other 500-odd assholes.

"RB" wrote : No, he's going to listen to the arguments and vote on the
legislature
according to the best interests of his constituency. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
He could listen to the arguments on the campaign trail. Obama has said that
he is capable of doing more than one thing at a time--a serious requirement
of the Presidency. The rest of the senate will have to vote on this matter
as well--should they ALL be in this meeting. I believe you are right, that
he will vote in the best interests of his *constituency.* I would rather
see him vote in the best interests of the *country.*

He will vote on the *legislation.* The *legislature* is the body that does
the voting.

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:50:10 GMT, the infamous "Leo Lichtman"
scrolled the following:


"RB" wroe: (clip) McCain is suggesting they attend to business for a few
days, as they are
paid to do.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
McCain recently declared that he did not know much about the economy. This
*business* is being done by a competent committee--what is McCain going to
do when he returns to Washington, try to tell them how to run their
business?

From the NYT article Ig linked earlier, I quote:
--snip--
Mr. McCain hungers for information. He can regularly be seen reading
newspapers from cover to cover, and aides say he embraces the briefing
books given to him each night. His aides say he is especially studious
when it comes to economic issues, an area in which he has admitted
weakness. A former Navy pilot, Mr. McCain preaches the need to
improvise under pressure, subscribing to the military maxim that no
plan survives first contact with the enemy.
--snip--

He's going to try to help keep the bloody wolves out of the hen house,
Leo.

--
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw