When the economy melted down last week, John McCain, saying the economy was fundamentally strong, continued his campaign. The situation continued to deteriorate. McCain campaigned on. Two new polls came out today, one from the Washington Post and one from FOX NEWS (!) showing that McCain is losing again, and NOW he is suspending his campaign to deal with the economic crisis.
I’m sure this has nothing to do with the fact that he’s suddenly down in the polls, that he’s two days away from a presidential debate he is, by his own admission, unprepared for. I’m sure it has nothing to do that he is falling behind Obama because the economy has surged to the top of a range of issues, and by a wide margin people trust Obama to handle the issue better.
In the last two weeks, even KARL ROVE has admitted that McCain has crossed a line that makes previous campaigns look like truth and justice. He flat out lies in his commercials. He picks a running mate and potential successor solely for political reasons. Now he’s trying to hide his complete lack of knowledge regarding the economy by presenting himself, once again, as being above politics.
Okay, that’s fine. I’ll take McCain’s action at face value. I will consider this an act of patriotism. We all should, with one provision. Since Senator McCain feels that his duties as a senator are more important than the campaign, he should not only suspend his campaign, he should go one step further: Drop out.
C’mon, John. Put country first.
