If he is waiting for final text, why is he in DC?

McCain always at the forefront of a good photo op but behind in the details. Didn't anyone tell him it's in the details? McPain in the you know what, is such a low brow it's not funny. As president he would be 20 steps behind on everything because his brain cannot keep up. As long as his buddies are making money–and Cindi too he is sitting pretty so why read anything, it won't affect him buying a new home to add to his collection!

Give the guy a break! he is too old to multitask!

CNN – stay on the story about Rick Davis still benefitting from Freddie Mac while being a campaign advisor……Does anyone else even understand what this foreshadows for a McCain administration? If you don't think it is important, guys like Davis and McCain are responsible for the necessity of a $700 billion bailout through their heavy handed lobbying ties and deregulation efforts.

Post this CNN and REPORT ON THIS EXTREME CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE HEART OF MCCAIN"S CAMpaign.

He didn't read the bill? Bawahahahaha Should the planets somehow unalign and the anti-Christ and Gidget become the new elitist symbols of "democracy" at its worst running our country on Nov 5th I'll be the one looking for my "I Voted For Obama" stickers to put everywhere as the country implodes.

Independent but Leaning:

Please change your name. It's pretty obvious you are no longer leaning, you have fallen.

Photo up for McCain/Palin this is all about free time in the news.

SHOP AMERICAN, SHOP AMERICAN, SHOP AMERICAN

TIME TO SPREAD THE WORD TO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS. NO MORE FOREIGN AUTOS, NO MORE TAINTED PRODUCTS FROM CHINA, NO MORE DOING BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES THAT OUTSOURCE JOBS.

TIME TO STAND UP AMERICA AND BE ACCOUNTED FOR.

You can't be bothered to read a three page proposal, that will that 700 Billion dollars out of the taxpayers pockets, But you want to lead in this economic crisis. I don't think so. Find something else to do with your life.
The position of the President of the United States will be way more than you can handle.

McCain is the true leader in all of this. If this isn't an example of putting the country first, I don't know what is. He is the real deal. I trust him to do what is right. Love the comment by Obama, "You can call me if you need me…" I guess he is too busy primping down in Florida.

Go McCain!!!

WOW!!!…I thought it was urgent.. He's eager to vote on something he's not going to educate himself on. Is the language too complex for him???or is it his eyes???

I think I'll prefer a president who reads.. Reading is fundamental.. Obama read the intelligence report on Iraq.. that's why he opposed the war.. McCain, Clinton and a host of others were briefed.. In hindsight it's abundantly clear who had a proper insight and grasp of that situation isn't it??

Time to DEBATE…period! You tried your gimmick ploy McCain…but that won't save you…The American people won't fall for it this time (at least i hope we won't). Time to Saddle up and get ready to rumble with Obama in Mississippi.

BUSTED! McCain didn't read the bailout bill, didn't talk to Senator Dodd all week (Dodd = Head of the Finance committee rewriting the bailout bill), didn't have aything to do when he got back to Washington, by way of Katie Couric, doesn't have any economic position, doesn't have a Vice-Presidential candidate that's worth a pinch, doesn't have any good ideas, doesn't have a chance.

Did I leave anything out?

Thank God that John made it there in time to save us all!!!!!

Three page MCcain…. really. How much effort does it take on your part? A minute.. two… three? Ok maybe he is illiterate as well….

John McCain is beyond help. He most certainly will try to take credit for something that was going to happen anyway. He is so busy trying to look Presidential & look like a Leader that is is rather sad. I pity the people that sit and defend him no matter how ridiculous he is. Conservatives undoubtedly have been implanted with a Computer Chip in the brain because they all have the same identical mentality no matter which one speaks. They all say the same thing with no thoughts of their own.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Perhaps he can't read now that the left eye lid is drooping. Come on MSM. If we have all noticed, why haven't you?

Which is exactly why he went back to Washington – and knew that as important as this is he did not need to rush through it and make a hasty decision. Mr. Nobama is scared to death because he will actually have to vote yeah or nay and can't just vote present on this one because everyone is watching. How can he possibly make an intelligent careful decision without taking the time to know what is on the table. Oh yeah, I forgot – he is your almighty, know-all – see-all – do-all, "one". Why don't you all take him and either move to Canada (since they all love him so much) or to Hollywood and start your own little celebrity world. Only problem, they would all be fighting over who is the biggest and best.

McCain/Palin 08 – (CNN I know you won't post because you're so in bed with Obama)

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA SARAH………But DON'T YOU DARN SAY A WORD. IS THIS WHAT WOMEN HAVE FOUGHT FOR ALL THESE YEARS. SARAH……………….WAKE UP……………DON'T LET JOHN MCCAIN TELL YOU IT'S STILL 1940.

McCain will lead us out of the mess the DEMS put our country in.
Can't wait for the FBI to investigate – Dodd, Obama, Raines -
all going to jail – so guess debates really won't matter.

Maybe they should've made it "book on tape" for McCain. DIDN'T READ IT???? So how does he know what shock the rest of Congress got when they saw it?

So he's depending on everyone else to tell him what to do????

Isn't that how we got stuck in Iraq? Congress was given the life or death speech by Bush, then half of them didn't even read it?

We've all seen how much trouble McCain has on the campaign trail…how he stumbles when he reads. Let's face it, McCain can't handle the presidency at all.

He's too irresponsible, deceitful, secretive, neglectful, uses ANY AND ALL situations for his own political gain whether it's Vietnam or Wall Street bailout.

Probably NOT!!! But McCain's campaign manger Rick Davis has and he also is getting checks from Fannie Mae to the tune of $15,000 a week and I do think someone should do something about this!!!! Isn't this eliigal?? But then McCain is soooo crooked all the way back to his envolment in the Keating 5 which started this whole mess in the 80's and McCain just kept deregulating all the rules that had been put in place after the 1929 crash to prevent this. McCain whole camp is a bunch of rich crooks!!! AND they care NOTHING about average American's excepting getting more money out of us!!

McJoke- Can he read? can he understands? Can he comprehend? Can he relate? Can he communicate? Can he uphold?
Can he tell the truth? Can he mislead? Can he navigate on his own?
Can he understand the world in 21st century? Can he see how dumbbell palin is?
McSuspender?
Don't just leave because you have an itch in your pants.
Political Pandering & wolf in sheeps clothes.
McWolf & McMoose.
It is time to vote for OBAMA

Did they leave this in the bailout:
"Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency".

Has BHO read it???

What? McCain is suspending his canpain to vote on the bailout? and he did not read the 3 page proposal?
I think it is a rsilly political stunt to dodge the real issues. We don't need a president that panics and hides when thigs get tough. He is expected to face multifacet problems and deal with them simultaneously as the leader of the free world. This is not setting priorities. It is an obvious political gamble.

i doubt he would understand it , anyway.

Obama supporters commenting here are like a bunch of swarming piranhas.

You are all supporting a man that is the most ill equipped candidate ever. The only way you can prop your guy up is by tearing others down. Good job!

Patrick-Nevada: Not only has Obama read the proposal, he has been in daily contact with Sec. Paulsen, and the leadership in Congress, since last week.
Next.

McCain has done the right thing his JOB
OBama "PRESENT" -IF IF IF Needed – as ususal

McCain is the LEADER America NEEDS
Debates can be rescheduled – the time to fix our economy is NOW.

Georgia W. Bush is Batman the dark Bamboozle and John McCain is Superman who can fly an airplane to save his own life. Two super heroes, one who had saved the world and the American people and the other one who will save the world and the American people. If the world and the American people have been saved in the past why do we need to be saved again by the same people from the save people?

McCain = no change

Obama/Biden 2008

Let me remind the McCain-supporters why we, the People, are so angry that we will throw EVERY REPUBLICAN OUT OF OFFICE!

Bush/Cheney/McCain/GOP Legacy:

Growing national debt of ……..$11.5 TRILLION…….. OWED TO CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA & DUBAI!

4400 of our precious troops dead…….. because Bush/Cheney/McCain LIED!

A deficit for 2009, of $490 BILLION AND GROWING!

600,000 hard working tax payers out of work!

10,000 AMERICANS LOSING THEIR HOMES EVERYDAY!

$1. 38 …….BILLION……BEING SPENT IN IRAQ……….DAILY!

AVERAGE AMERICANS SALARIES HAVE DROPPED FROM $61,500 TO $60,000 DURING THE BUSH/CHENEY/MCCAIN/GOP YEARS!

ETC., ETC., NOT TO MENTION TORTURE, LIES, CRIMINAL ACTS.

AMERICANS WILL NOT BE FOOLED AGAIN!

I wonder how many of you making fun of McCain have read the Constitution? Or do you rely on others to sum it up for you?

We all knew he did'nt need to be there but he wanted to put country first please. This man is a joke then he told his best pal bush to invite obama thinking he can distract the genius. LET'S HAVE THE DEBATE & PUT HIS TO SHAME… OBAMA 08 STRIGHT U HERE.

How can one help solve a problem with out knowing what to solve. this guy is getting ridiclous by the day.

McCain and Palin are running scared from debating. Mccain will get ripped by Obama tomorrow night, and Palin will be non-existant next week against Biden. It is obvious who has the better ticket for America!!! The new McCain/Palin motto: Excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, excuses, Hail Mary!!! Can we trust these two while our troops are in harms way???

No, pictures? No ,illustrations?
He can't use rhetoric to get himself out of this one.

Anyone with any common sense realizes that McCain was just buying time on the debate issue along with trying to make it look like he's the "concerned" one wanting to help in the crisis while Obama is the "political" one concerned only with his campaign. Give me a break. Anyone who still supports McCain/Palin has to be nuts or stupid.

Sadly, the Republicans' ploy will work, they may not have much to offer our country but they're good playing the politics game. McLame will be seen as riding into town, bringing the Republican House membership on board with the proposal and saving the U.S. economy. And the media will be there to play along.

Mccain and his Campaign are Political Gimmicks that is the reason they want to skip the debate. When polls come out an show obama gaining ground by the day and a NYT article got Published about Mccain Crooked Campaign Manager they want to cancel the Debate. Mccain Puts Politics First not Country Hint Palin as Vp and this stunt!

Maybe if McCain knew how to use e-mail, somebody could have sent it to him.

Get lost McCain, Clitton (Bill), Treasury Paulson, Republican party, Bush ETC…….. Don't give these suckers a quarter not even a damm pennie. They are lieing and let McCains wife give them money to bail them out. McCain hasn't read it, because he is a LIER. He tells lies and he wouldn't care if Jesus Christ confronted him, he would keep lieing, and lieing. I'm sick of it!

Let be clear folks…………John McCain real issue is not that he does not want to debate with OBAMA……………His issue is what happens next week…………..THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. Seems that Old John want to re-schedule his debate with Obama next week
IN PLACE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTAL DEBATE (Which may be held and some time undetermined).

What is it with this woman……………Why is John McCain going through all this trouble to hide her and for people not to hear what she has to say.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; IT must be really Bad.

IF THIS SARAH PALIN WAS A SMART AND BRIGHT AS THE PRETEND SHE IS WHY DON'T THEY HAVE "OUT IN FRONT
SINGING LIKE A BIRD DAY AFTER DAY"

All lipstick and NO BRAINS

Has anyone noticed Senator McCain's left eye ? Some thing is wrong

Where is obama? MCCAIN DESPARATELY LOOKING FOR ATTENTION AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE MEDIA IS GIVING IT TO HIM.

HOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THIS BILL DAY AND NIGHT?????????????

More evidence that he's doing this as a ploy and can't handle more than one thing at a time. What a game-player!

I want HONESTY!

WASP!!!! WomenAgainstSarahPalin!!!

McCain is a JOKE….this is the biggest crisis we have faced during our generation, and he makes his decision based on a biased brief from a known moron?

McCain, you are pathetic. With politicians like you, who needs terrorists!!

Obama/Biden '08. Truely the most credible hero's of our generation!

Let's be honest here.

He's not going to vote on the bill based on whether it's good or bad.

He's going to vote based on whether he can exploit his vote for political gains.

Gotta stick with his "country last" attitude.

This man's campaign is falling apart at the seems. Can someone tell me what happened to the John McCain I used to admire. He is the most pathetic candidate for president other than good ol dubya. Wake up America this is our last chance to restore our good name around the world.

Here I come to save the day! Mighty McMouse

Hey was 3rd or so from the bottom at the academy, can he read?

That is right cnn you won't post my blog.
Mccain always take credit for everything good, but no posistion for bad credit.
Just like he have taken credit for the Iraq surge, he cry out every day the surge works the surge works, as if he plan the surge.
Mccain there is supporting rolls and planning rolls. So please let the planners take credit for their job, not the mare supporters.

Yeah, He will take credit for the bailout bil whereas he haven't read it. It should have the first thing he will focus on since he put his country first as he alwasy say.
Yah right Mccain take credit for every good even if you did nothing to support it. Now you cancelled all your ads and rallies just to prove your point you mean business.
Wise man Mccain, i kinda like your styes, but do Americans buy it?

Obama didn't want to go to DC because he had to get advice from Bill Ayers and Rev. Wright first.

Terrorists and racists in an Obama cabinet- is that really what the people of America want? I don't think so.

Aren't you people glad that Social Security wasn't privatized????
If people had listened to the republicans, including John McCain, our social security would be gone!

Oh my, what will we do if McCain doesn't rush down to DC to save the day…Mc Cain to the rescuueeeeee…oh wait, the firemen aleady put the fire out…i guess he can say he was there and saw the whole thing with his own two eyes. my hero. NOT.

What does this tell you about McCain, he screams the "sky is falling..the sky is falling", but has no common sense to take a breath and let congress do there job. this is what the McCain presidency is all about, pretending (like Bush) to know what he is talking about, and in fact he doesn't., so I rest my case, Bush & McCain are really twins!

Why would John want to read the bill. Just take his picture and shut- up.

It looks like John is a day late and a dollar short. Now there should be no reason for him ducking this debate and I hope he doesn't try to act like he was part of the solution when we all know he wasn't. The fact that he couldn't even read this 3 PAGE DOCUMENT is utterly pathetic.

It's infinitely amazing to continue to see the kind of partisan comments made by many people in this forum. These are exactly the kind of people that are continuing the problems with the two party system, they are no different than (R) Sean Hannity or any of the other right wing blowhards. Our government, both (D) & (R) has failed us miserably, and people like you, relish the opportunity to make it appear the one party or one person is to blame for the problems in our country. It is despicable to see that the blindness of radical politicians has infected our nation One can only hope that people like the radical Democrats or Republicans like them will grow fewer in numbers following the collapse of our financial markets. I can almost here the scathing comments being typed by her and others. I must be a radical Independent who is bent of forging a new coalition to destroy our government, not save it for future generations…

Why didn't he read it? I thought they emailed to him.

If you believe McCain is not throwing a Hail Mary to save his bid then I have a Bridge to Nowhere to sell.

not surprised

Obama did read the bill which is why he proposed 4 clauses to the bill. The 4 clauses is the following: no golden parachuette, the money the goverment makes goes to the taxpayers, oversight and housing bill to keep people in their homes. McCain did not have any proposals because he did not read the bill. How can McCain negotiate if he doesn't even know the bill or the reason for concerns by lawmakers.

No McCain has not read the bailout bill nor has he effectively preped for the debate. This is just another distration that protects him from having to answer hard question. I'm sorry to say, the warrior and the bulldog with lipstick are beiginnig to look like a chickens. He has not supended his compaign. Palin continues at full sped.

Probably not!!! This whole fiasco of the last 24hrs. was a stunt. The McCain campaign is arrogant and smug!!! It's time to move on and stop this type of game playing with our country !!!

Details, schmetails. Who has time to read? I'm too busy inventing things like the BlackBerry.

Let's put an end to this cruel joke. Just say NO to Bush 44 and Caribou Barbie.

Go Obama/Biden!!!

Putting Obama, a 3-year experienced U.S. Senator, in charge of the country is total stupidity. It is like putting a new-hire in charge of the company with a multi-trillion dollar budget. Are people really this stupid?

Obama would have it read it if they put it on a teleprompter.

Still waiting for Obamas Harvard records……….Columbia 2.0 GPA…How EXACTLY did he get into Harvard?

Oh.. brother! It's like deja vu all over again? Hadn't we have one already residing in the WH who is not fond of reading? HELLO!!!

McCain is dangerous.
Do you really want his (or, Palin's) finger on the trigger?

McCain's itinerary:

1. Take phone call from Obama asking for a joint statement, realize he has been beaten to the punch.

2. State there is an economic crisis, claim to "suspend" campaign to one-up Obama and then repeatedly claim he is intimately involved in working out the bailout problem.

3. Continune running ads, having surrogates talk to the press and have Palin answer 4 softball questions from her press corp, all despite "suspending" campaign.

4. Interview on Katy Couric's show (snubbing Letterman).

5. Speak at Clinton's CGI event during congressional business hours.

6. Ignore news that an agreed-upon bill is going to be presented to the treasury Dept.

7. Arrive in DC for photo op with Lieberman.

8. Accidentally tell everyone he still hasn't read the bill the President proposed and that Congress has been changing for the past week…and has now changed in an agreed-upon

9. Read the bills (one would hope).

10. Claim credit for pulling the nation out of this disaster.

LIES.

G O,,,,,,,S E N A T O R,,,,,,,,M C C A I N,,,,,,,,,,,P R O T E C T ,,,,,,,,,,,

O U R,,,,,,,,F U T U R E,,,,,,,,,A N D,,,,,,,,O U R,,,,,,,,,,G E N E R A T I O N S,,,,

A G A I N S T,,,,,,,,,,,,W A S H I N G T O N,,,,,,,A N D,,,,,W A L L ,,,,,,,, S T

Obama is studying for his final exam.

Just because the final text would be different from the original doesn't prevent him of reading it! Beside, even if the final text changes, it won't be that much different from the original one!

So he has NO reason not to read it!

Perhaps his colleagues read it for him.
If he's really communitcating with others in the Senate and in Congress-then he must be aware of how disgusted the majority of Americans are about this humongous coporate welfare bail out.

If he's really looking at public opinion and perception–then he'll vote against this unfair politically biased bill.

We want to control our own destiny. If idiot managers (despite the Ivy League Schools pedigree) make bad financial decisions for their companies–the U.S. taxpayer shoud never be the lendrer of first resort–like GW Bush and most of our congressional members have alledged.

Business is business–government is government–taxpayers support the government.

Our elected representatives know how Americans feel about the disservice our elected officials are preparing to approve. I want to remind them–their votes supporting the Bush plan for the $700 billion bail out–will bring consequences.

Why does McCain ALWAYS bring either Joe Lieberman or Lindsey Graham with him everywhere he goes? Why can't McCain handle things by his own or multi-task?

So he's in Washington, but he's not up to speed on anything, and he has had 24 hours to read the briefing. Even if reading the 3 page briefing is irrelevant as some congressional leaders say, he should still have a strong understanding of how to proceed on the issue. He has nothing. Maybe he shouldn't have been doing those interviews and speeches if he was serious about suspending his campaign. Moreover it looks like they reached an agreement before he even arrived in Washington!

There is no reason to cancel the debates!

McCain already said that He rather lose the election than lose the war in Iraq. He did this again by suspending his campaign knowing that 2-3 days in the dark is pretty big when you have pretty even election coming up.

It is odd that only liberals are branding his move to all politics. After all McCain is still a Senator and what he had done is just doing what you and me is paying him for. Now if that is not good for liberals, then so be it. People in their right mind will see things differently.

Yes! more than likely, Obama will win this election due to the unpopularity of the current President and I just waisted my tax money paying for Obama's salary while he is in Florida enjoying the Sunny State and the beautiful beaches. By the way, liberals payed him twice for paying his vacation in Carribean, Europe and Hawaii. Do you think he paid those vacation out of his own pocket? That's a good fiscalizer, take advantage of the situation. I'll bet you, He will take more vacation while he is in the White House using Air Force One.

CNN, please let us know if OBAMA read the bill…..we need to know! If he hasn't, he will hear my mouth! I support him whole-heartedly but this bill is too important to not just read but fully understand the implications for the tax payers of this country!

OBAMA/BIDEN -08!

I'm no longer sure that McCain can read!

I think all his aides should be able to tell him whats in a 3 page document quite easily.

How come CNN hasn't asked Sen. Obama if he had read it…..you know he is quite busy memorizing answers for his "debate" Friday.

Since the banks are more important, McCain should just quite and cancel his campaign altogther. He is now back to his old routine where he is comfortable with the good o' boys. Step aside. Let Obama lead us this Great Depression!!!

TICKET TO NOWHERE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even if he's read it, he won't remember it in 15
minutes. Feeble!

BAM, he knocked that bill out, like all the others

Gee, you know, that proposal was a whole three pages long!

But with some pretty incredible language though – maybe worth his tine reading for himself, like

"(Decision made by treasurer) Non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency… "

But then, that explain and I guess excuses why he didn't come out with his call for oversight until Wednesday!

Hay, all you paid bloggers for Obambi are cracking me up. When the clock clicks 5pm, end of work, you all time out

Wait, if the bailout bill was introduced and was so wonderful, why was Obama calling McCain on Wednesday to issue a joint statement asking Congress to get things figured out? That makes no sense.

The McCain of pre-2000 would have read the bill; but why would he read it now? He and his campaign is driven by [R]ightwing ideology, not a gathering, study and analysis of the facts. They are not interested in what anybody else thinks. Remind you of somebody else? Yes, citizens of Dumbf-kistan, let's run America right into the wall by making the same stupid neo-mistake with your presidential vote three times in a row.

Well first off McCain was the one who wanted to suspend his campaign and the debate so he could personally help with this crisis – but he didn't have time, on the flight, to read the 3 pages? It's a joke a blows a huge hole in his logic that both campaigns should be postponed until the crisis is averted!! He basically doesn't want to go up against Obama and he'll do anything to prevent Palin from going up against Biden!

This is a joke, I hope this obvious trick blows up in his face, and tomorrow he's highlighted for being out of touch and too old to lead!

New Day September 25th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

HAHAHAHHA Poor Johnny!!!!! He gets to DC just in time to prove how irelevant he is since congress came to an agreement without him.

____________________________________________________

Thats exactly what I thought would happend. Theres some republicans trying to hold things up to make Johnny look useful.

absolutely transparent – absolutely ridiculous
pleeeease dont give Gran'pah the whitehouse!!!

I sense a TRUST issue. WHY DID JOHN McCAIN FEEL THE NEED TO "SUSPEND" HIS CAMPAIGN………..INSTEAD OF TURNING IT OVER TO HIS NUMBER 2? IF HE DOESN'T TRUST HER? WHAT DOES THIS SAY? ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS?

How pitiful, Democrats politicizing our economy this way.

Saying it's bipartisan and didn't want McCain coming back to DC, but then read an OLD comment as if that means something.

I guess that really didn't want him coming back to DC so they could keep playing politics.

The Dems are losing a lot of support with their deplorable conduct.

No…McCain went up for a photo op. Everything was done with out him, and now he is likely to go drag the progress back.

McCain: Self before country…photo op before crisis. Excuses before Debate.

McCain: Pathetic Coward with a record of failure. He caused this mess, please don't let him anywhere NEAR the bill…he'll give more money to his corrupt lobbyist's aka, his campaign managers.

I JUST HOPE BARACK IS CAREFUL WITH THIS MEETING WITH BUSH AND MCCAIN I HOPE ITS NOT SOME KIND OF TRAP BUSH AND MCCAIN TOGETHER DONT TRUST IT DONT LIKE IT !!! BECAREFUL OBAMA!

UN-FRIGGIN-BELIEVABLE!

How this clown is not behind by 30 points can be summed up with one word: Racism.

McCAIN IS OLD AND TIRED. THE LONG GRIND IS GETTING TO HIM. HE COMES ACROSS AS NOT THE STUDIOUS TYPE, ONE WHO'LL SIT DOWN AND READ A DRAFT. IF McCAIN WHERE TRULY A GREAT AMERICAN, AND WANTED TO PUT COUNTRY FIRST, HE WOULD ADMIT THAT HE IS OVERMATCHED AND DROP OUT. HE MIGHT REGAIN SOME OF HIS CREDIBILITY.

McCain had nothing to do with this bill. If he tells anyone anything else, he's lying. Obama needs to rip him on the economy and health care in tomorrow's debate. This guy is completely cluess when it comes to economic issues.

This just in McCain is actually illiterate. Talk about a waste of money. Suspend his entire campaign to get briefed on three page proposal. He is being a puppet.

Bill Clinton is so transparent that it's disgusting. He only wants McCain to win so that Hillary can try to beat him in 2012…he and Hillary both know that she wouldn't be able to beat Obama. I've had enough of Bill. I doubt even HIllary agrees with what he's doing.

Why hasn't the Keating Five Scandal been mentioned in this Presidential battle since it is the same thing that's going on now with Freddie and Fannie?

Palin reminds me of a pretentious high schooler on a stage "acting" as a president. She's not kidding anyone.

This is so sad!! Can we get serious here McCain.

So is John MCcain going to take credit now for the break through? Some one need to shut Bill Clinton. I think he is still bitter Hillary lost we really don't need him Obama is doing fine without his so call help.

It's nice to see Bill Clinton get even.

In just two hours, John McCain will take credit for a bill he has had nothing to do with. As the Chairman of the Banking committee said last night, he has heard NOTHING from McCain since these meetings started nearly a week ago.

I can not believe that ANYONE is still supporting this pompous politician who is just trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. This is not about leadership. This is about grandstanding.

Are you Republicans this stupid? Blind? Racist?

Save Wall Street, Save the World.

I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

McCain needs an MR Scan of his brain ASAP. Not only is his left eye drooping, the whole left side of his face is. He may have had a stroke somewhere along the way, but a brain metastasis from his melanoma would also be a strong possibility.
If he is hiding a potentially serious medical condition, he and his campaign are being unforgiveably irresponsible.

McCain sid he has a bridge to sell to nowhere and I believe him if he didn't read the 3 page proposal. More Johnny where was Sara during your bedtime story. With 1st DUDE. ha ha ha

I appreciate Mc Cain effort Because of Mc Cain move congress work fast today

I mean, well I'm just saying…well hell I'm speechless at this point…Nov 4th can't get here any sooner.

Has Obama read it?

MCCOWARD CANCELLED HIM CAMPAIGN BECAUSE HE HAD TO GO TO WASHINGTON, AND DAVID LETTERMAN, YET HE WAS ON KATIE COURIC SHOW, AND TODAY CLINTON GLOBAL. IF HE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT THE ECONOMY (WHICH HE KNOWS NOTHING OF, ) WHY DID HE CANCELLED? BECAUSE HE WILL LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT ON FRIDAY. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO MCCOWARD?

so lets see if i got this right, John McCain didnt think to read a 3 page piece of paper but let his lobbyist advisers give him the cliff notes? wow that's a bang up job.

I wonder what the jr. freshman senator is doing right now in the Congressional meeting?

"Mr. McCain, would you like a doughnut?" "Coffee? "Tea?"

No wonder Obama dragged his heels when McCain told him to show up for work.

I am so NOT impressed with McCain or Palin
Look at the photo below his *memory* Lieberman is right there to greet him hehe
OMG how can any sane American vote for this old fool who is bordering on dementia and his VP choice who is dumber than a bag of nails!!!

get out there and vote for Obama and Biden!!!!!
sorry for the typo I was laughing too hard

UNBELIEVABLE….. he supports Bush's "plan" and he hasn't even read it? And Troopergate Barbie supports McCain's judgment on the economy??? What a pair of boobs!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!

OBAMA-BIDEN '08

Mcsame hadn't read nothing, crooked ads still going, now he's going to bide time there keeping the folks in Mississippi, waiting and if by chance McSame goes to the debate he will let them know that he alone fixed the problem……

I doubt if he read it. This is nothing but a photo op for him.

Must be a peculiar situation to read a bailout plan ,of which McCain was a major contributor to the cause and effect, for which the bailout plan is being used to rescue the economy.

From Huffington Post:
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?

McKeating Five…………….McKeating Five……………….McKeating Five…………………McKeating Five…………….

If you needed any more evidence that the "suspended campaign here i come to save the day" heroic crap was just a political stunt, here it is.

McCain's campaign is the most disgraceful display I've ever seen in American Politics – with the possible exception of Nixon. great company to keep, eh?

So,they reached the agreement without needing McCain there, gee, what a surprise…

The question was whether he had read what the President/Administration had proposed 3 days ago, not whether he had read what they have already agreed upon without his input. He said "NO."

What else would the Dems. say that he read it, of course they will say the opposite or just flat out lie. Why is Barney Frank even commenting on this all over the media he is the biggest reason why Fanny failed. He is giving McCain advise OMG this guy has been bad news just like Reid. He asks McCain for help one day and then says he is doing it for political when McCain goes to Washington. The Dems. are losing it big time.

One would think that out of all the peopel that needs to be in on the bail out, the two men wich one will be the next pres. would want to be there to get the facts first hand, not leave a message to"

OMG! He hasn't even read it?!

WHY DOESN'T JOHN McCAIN TRUST SARAH PALIN TO RUN HIS CAMPAIGN WHILE HE IS IN WASHINGTON. WHY DOES HE FEEL THE NEED TO SUSPEND IT.

ANSWER THIS QUESTION ……………….AND THEN VOTE ACCORDINGLY.

this whole thing witrh mccain has become a comedy act. he is flopping from side to side like a drowning man. he is not ready to debate obama and this is the only way he can get out of it. he is so afraid to have palin debate biden that he is a nervous wreck. he should just fake a heart attack or illness and bow out of the race at this point. the american public see right thru this with disgust and agrevation that mccain is now wasting not only our time but our tax dollars in paying for these debates. he looks and acts like a frightened old man that is afraid to come out in public right now.

if he knew how to use a computer, he might have read the plan on the campaign trail, saved that airplane trip to washington and spared the environment.

i'm voting for for someone who uses his brains this year.

I am so NOT impressed with McCain or Palin
Look at the photo below his *memory* Lieberman is right there to greet him hehe
OMG how can any sane American vote for this old fool who is bordering on dementia and his VP choice who is dumber than a bag of nails!!!

get out there and vote for Obama and Lieberman

priceless, absolutley priceless, bonehead!!!!!

I think it's pretty obvious this is political ju-jitsu from the McCain campaign. The problem with being as disingenuous as he is, is that his credibility is pretty much shot. I don't see how he CAN participate in the debates at this point. What would he have to say anyway? And don't even get me started on Palin!

yea, 3 pages is alot –

Tell me again why he went back to Washington??

Reading it and understanding it are two different things and to take someone elses interputation is even worst. So how can John McCain understand something he doesn't know without taking someone elses interputation. McCain's incompetent.

John McCain has two hands….and two faces.

The LEFT HAND. I am suspending my campaign until the current crisis is resolved. I will be in Washington and will not participate in debates until it is over.

The RIGHT HAND. Let's reschedule the debate to the VP time slot on Oct 2. And, let's postpone the VP debate until a later date.

CONCLUSION: How can McCain know that the crisis will be resolved come Oct 2? He has declared that he is suspending all until the crisis is resolved. He suggests postponing the VP debate "until a later" date that will be very close to Election Day. Perhaps, too close. This is a stunt to cancel the VP debate.

He got back too late it was done before mcCain got there…now no reason not to debate tomorrow night.
Unless, he decides to oppose the bill which would make sense with how he acts.
He did not suspend campaigning, i live in PA and his ads )lies) have been all over the tv here, so he lied again.
Now he did not even read the bill but commented on it…come on….this guy is not fit to walk my dog yet lead this country.

Joe Lieberman is weird. He is always following John McCain like some kine of puppy dog. McCain needs to watch his back with that guy behind him.

The same old Washington Politics is what the Obama camp want and cherish despite the Messiah's words to the contrary.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE IT REMAINS THE SAME.

This is the Change you can believe in !!!!!

I am pretty confident that both camps were in possession of the 3-page document before Tuesday and since both camps were in communication with washington they must have known that the White House proposal was going to be amended.

The Democrats take other people for fools.
I am sure they will pay in November.

I read the bill on the internet. Oh, that's right. He can't use a computer…

According to CNN’s Begala “debates are not as difficult as some may think” . Now, given this fact why would John McCain want to postpone, particularly if he, like others, had been preparing for this from time immemorial? I know why, the sky is falling on chicken little’s head.

I now realize why McCain hasn't read the bill. I heard from a reliable source that he's been spotted chewing gum over the last few days. How many tasks can we expect him to handle at once?

This guy is a joke. He rushes back to Washington for what. It's already done. This is about moving the debate so that his VP choice does not have to debate.

Oh please media stop giving McShame a free ride, this was just to get Rick Davis out of the news which worked!!!!!! ENOUGH!!

McCain is a road to nowhere.

Some of you people are so mean spirited. I was a democrat until God Almighty began running. It will be such a pleasure to vote again him.

"I have not had a chance to see it in writing. I have to examine it,” he told a Cleveland television station.

Sorry, I had bigger issues, like being down in the polls, political grandstanding, neuralgia and incontinence…"

A case for John McCain

1) He saved the world from financial calamity.
2) He created the Blackberry.
3) He saved all the cheerleaders, (thus saving the world).

Secretly he is an American Super Hero.

Vote MCCAIN/PALIN '08

NOT!!!

He can't read.

I want to know what the Bush admin is hiding that they're pressing for this bailout without regulations so strenuously. I smell a rat, and even McFailin can't field-dress it.

Hopefully they didn't send it through email…the Alumnus of the Keating Five will never read it if that's the case

I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message: America tell John McCain we are tired of his political gimmicks and play acting. Tell him that America is facing some very difficult time and need real strong leadership. Tell him that we have had ENOUGH of a president who was a complete and utter joke. Tell him we need Barack Obama to restore intelligence, leadership and honor to the White House. Tell John McCain to CANCEL his campaign instead of postponing it!

If he does not know what the initial content of the proposal is, how is he going to make changes????

The banking committee didn't need John McCain in order to come to any agreement. John McCain is playing politic with the American people after telling them that the fundemental of the economy was strong.

YOU CAN'T BE THAT STUPID.

WHY DOESN'T JOHN McCAIN TRUST SARAH PALIN TO RUN HIS CAMPAGIN WHILE HE IS IN WASHINGTON. WHY DOES HE FEEL THE NEED TO "SUSPEND" IT. BECAUSE HE KNOW THA SHE WILL NOT CAPABLE TO HANDLING IT. THAT'S WHY HE IS TRYING TO KEEP HER "SHEILDED" FROM THE MEDIA.

Can we discuss the main job of a president- is learning how to multi-task?
anyone?
For nothing else this is a sign that in a McCain administration-clearly the people's knowledge of what is going on (through public appearance like a debate) is secondary.

What a joke! Talk about being political.

OBAMA 08!

That would have been good use of email…

Look I have lived in AZ for 10 years, John McCain has done nothing for this state…zero! He has contributed "negitive Pork!" He needs to retire.

Thank God McCain suspended his campaign in order to single-handedly save the economy.

Duh! Presidents do most of their decision-making off of briefs. They don't have time to read every word of every document that gets thrown at them. Get a grip and stop trying to make something out of a non-story.

That is why he had to fly to Washington, to read it.

He doesn't know that Blackberry he invented can receive email.

Bill Clinton needs to ride off into the sunset with Bush, but instead of January it should be poste haste. My admiration for him has now turned to disgust. He must be touched in the head.

Are your serious>? OMG seriously ppl can you see the pic here!!! Pease think before voting for McCainnnn…. So scary!!!

Has Obama read it?

Obama said call me if you need me. I need to study for the debate because I won't have a prompter.

"I am not here to read. I am here to lead. Is it nap time yet?"
John McBush

TO CT VOTER: YOU ARE SOOOOOO RIGHT MY FRIEND!! INDEED YOU ARE!! PEOPLE MUST HAVE BLINDERS ON TO VOTE FOR HIM! MY GOD!!! HOW SCARY! IM SO TIRED OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA VOTING FOR THE WRONG GUY AND WE ALL HAVE TO SUFFER FOR IT! REMEMBER BUSH PEOPLE? NO YOU DIDNT HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT! THINK FIRST!!! PLEASE!!!

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Oh boy. G I Johnny to the rescue in his F-4. Please. The deal was done by the time he got there. Too little. Too late. Go back to your rocking chair in Sedona.

Wow u just decide to report this
I am so annoyed at cnn… u are so in it for mcain.
He hasnt read the plan.. he just gets briefed… thats not hands on at all.
He is all show and no sense.

mcain = NOT putting country first
mcain = politics first country second

McCain wanted Obama to publish something first so he could tweak it for his own use. McCain you are verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy dumb/ And you want to be what??????????????

Hey Senator McCain…. do you need a ride to the airport. You ain't got to home, but you have got to get out of here.

He didn't need to read it, Palin did and briefed him. She is an expert on debt – run up $20M of it while mayor of Wasilla.

Sinderbrand moderating again? What a joke. CENSOR

Thanks for once again proving that McCain is playing political games.

Amazingly, Congress reached a bailout plan without any input from McCain.

McCain's advisers are so terrified that he'll slip up today, that they had Bush offer a special invitation to McCain's adviser Holtz-Eakin after explicitly telling the candidates they cannot bring advisers.

We are blessed to have Americans like Senator McCain and
Governor Palin. Two individuals who have worked, made tough
decisions and shown unselfish judgment to the benefit of Americans.

OF COURSE HE DIDN'T READ IT – IT'S THREE PAGES LONG !!!

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THAT WOULD TAKE!!!

anybody that votes for mccain…well they deserve what they get…he is the biggest joke…the entire worlding is laughing the American politics

Why oh why McCain do you think people are dumb. You told everyone you want to fix things and make sure everything went well but you don't have a clue as to what is going on. McCain you are a joke. Why stop the debate? You are not ready and if you stop driving Ms. Palin around then you can focus on issues that is important or maybe Palin is more than the country. Palin is country first. The McCain campaign is bunch of dumbies and stupid jerks so want the American People to vote on McCain because he is a war veteran, well McCain you need more than that to make the world see how stupid and liar you are to the people.

Briefed and read are two very different verbs. I doubt McCain read it.

Nice attention to detail!

McCain also said that his call to come back to Washingtom was "old navy habit." Does that not send a chill down your spine… if I recall, WAR is also "old navy habit."

He has to wait until Joe Lieberman whispers the right answer in his ear before he can comment.

This is scary, really scary. A freaking nightmare. And people are willing to vote for him. All about race. There is no substance in him and Palin. They don't answer questions and when they do, they respond in opposition to the same question asked earlier. Scary.

But he read the Washington Post….. or at least the Job postings..

NO TIME to READ the BILL

AND YOU WANT TO CANCEL the DEBATE??????

Haha….

He wants to look like he is riding in on white horse, but he doesn't even matter when it comes to these negotiations.

Time to debate John…..

I don't use the computer. I don't use the phone. I am unable to read.

I am a rock. I am an island.

I think Bill's been too generous on McCain, since; he did not even read the bail out bill after 3 days being out there. Where is the priority issues, I mean, gi' me a break. The debates have to go on as scheduled. The repubs can run but they can not hide.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

MCCAIN/PALIN "TICKET TO NOWHERE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McDrama

You can bet your behind McCain will take credit for it! Just like he has done with many other things – takes the praise and make it seem like he is the great Knight on the White Horse. This whole action by McCain porves how weak he is, and Sarah is worse. The Repbilicans are rolling in their graves trying to figure out how the hell they put this nutcase in charge. Tomorrow, the McCain will come out with headline – "McCain save America"!! What nonsense!

"Wahh, wahh, I'm not signing that bill unless my 5 provisions are included in it." Country First if it means my demands are met. "I'm John McCain and I approve this message."

Has McCain read the bailout bill?? Come on CNN, what do you think??

of course McCain is confused.
Look at whom he chose to be his VP, a man who has had 4 bouts of cancer, has problem with his memory. It is now clear McCain can only win with gimmicks, ploys, false tantrum and unfortunately it makes him appear abrupt, implusive and thoughtless………Not a good sign for a leader…….

McCain is a scumbag. The whole point of suspending the campaign etc is just to grab attention. He is also responsible along with people like carly fiorina who take millions as compensation packages.

McCain's lead is going the drain just to grab attention he is doing this drama. Congress is doing what it shud for the past 4 days and McCain and Joe Dauberman just take pictures thats all.

what a waste

W H I L E,,,,,,,O B A M A,,,,,,,,R E A D I N G,,,,,,M E M O R I Z I N G,,,,,,,,,,

A N S W E R S,,,,,,,,,,,F O R,,,,,,,,,H I S,,,,,,,,S EL F ,,,,,,,DE B AT E

Three pages is a lot, that's like a whole children's book if you put all the words together…

Read? Who does that anymore?

He didnt read a 3-page bill and yet opposed it. Based on what? Rick Davis' briefing?
If thats how you want to run this country, US is in deep deep trouble.

Oh…I'm so glad he's back in Washington – Waht would the nation do without McBush?(add sarcasm here)

It's over John – You will lose and lose big to the most qualified candidate for the People – Barack Obama

Nice try though!

WE ARE TAKING BACK OUR COUNTRY!!!

Will he even understand it? It does have to do with ECONOMICS! As i recall Mcain doesnt understand that well oh but not to worry libermans there to whisper sweet nothings in his ear !

I don't know how many bone-headed mistakes and errors in judgement this man has to make before the American public wakes up to the fact that he might not even be qualified to be a Wal-Mart "Greeter," let alone President of the United States.

what exactly, then, did he run away to washington to do?

HAHAHAHHA Poor Johnny!!!!! He gets to DC just in time to prove how irelevant he is since congress came to an agreement without him.

B A I L O U T,,,,,,,,I S,,,,,,,,,A ,,,,,,,,,,,S H A M,,,,,,,,,,, SH O W ,,,,,,,,,,,U S,,,,,,,,,

I N,,,,,,,,,,,W R I T I N G,,,,,,,,,,D E B A T E,,,,,,,,I T,,,,,,,,I N,,,,,,,,P U B L I C

Is this a joke?!? It must be! And John McCain is it….. an absolute joke! Any American that falls for this clown and his political ploy circus are absolute imbeciles!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Hmmmm – I just heard this is bigger than the S&L thing (Keating 5) that McCain's fingerprints were all over.

FBI investigating, and head-rolling and jail time are expected from the top down .

Sounds good to me. A little late, but better late than never.

Obama/Biden '08 Let the chips fall where they may.

He is too busy posing for photo ops. It is too funny that the deal is bascially done without him. He went just as a political ploy. He did not suspend his campaign as he said and he lied to David Letterman. He is a liar and a cheater!!!

Has Obama read the bill?

he may not read it – but he'll be sure to claim credit for it

CNN will stop talking about McCain. That was the intention of this whole fiasco.

Wow…glad to see McCain has his priorities straight. If he's not reading the plan and not campaigning then what is he doing? Oh yea he's cooking ribs w/ Rachel Ray and dissing David Letterman.

McCain is not ready to lead…

Obama/Biden '08!

Hahahahaa….too funny-The Economies savior! The Hero! The POW!

Full of Moose pies….man.

Obama 08

This is hilarious. It was so important that he had to try and cancel the debate, but yet he never read it, LOL!! Give me a break, no one except Republicans fell for your crap McBush. They reached a deal without you, so go to the debate so we can get this over with!!

Obama/Biden '08

The guy is an idiot, his brain is old and tired, my god if we have another idiot running our country, please pick someone who atleast graduated from harvard, one of the top students, instead of this baffoon….oh my god I just can't believe he has almost half the population voting for him, he's an IDIOT!!!

DO NOT PUBLISH HIS CAMPAIGN'S LYING ATTEMPTS TO TAKE CREDIT. THERE IS ALREADY AN AGREED-UPON PROPOSAL GOING TO THE TREASURY DEPT.

What the Hell…He didn't read the legislation?

CAN HE READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's quite obvious these days that McCain hasn't read much of anything, along with his co-pres hopeless Palin.

WOAW common mccain