This is what can happen when you gamble in politics. Last Wednesday, John McCain “suspended” his campaign -- an action that sounded a lot more substantial than it actually was -- to return to Washington and insert himself into the Congressional debate over a financial rescue package. The results, for Mr. McCain and (if most financial experts are to be believed) for the economy, have been ghastly, culminating in the House’s stunning rejection of a compromise plan on Monday, which sent the Dow plummeting and Mr. McCain scrambling to save face.
This is what can happen when you gamble in politics. Last Wednesday, John McCain “suspended” his campaign -- an action that sounded a lot more substantial than it actually was -- to return to Washington and insert himself into the Congressional debate over a financial rescue package. The results, for Mr. McCain and (if most financial experts are to be believed) for the economy, have been ghastly, culminating in the House’s stunning rejection of a compromise plan on Monday, which sent the Dow plummeting and Mr. McCain scrambling to save face.
