Since last weekend, it's been clear that John McCain was itching to use the congressional negotiations over the Bush administration's Wall Street bailout plan to create a dramatic, headline-grabbing moment that would prompt swing voters – many of whom have tuned McCain and the Republican Party out on the economy – to give him a second look. Now, with his announcement that he will "suspend" his campaign (and wants Friday night's debate postponed) so that he can return to Washington to join the bailout deliberations, McCain has gone and created his moment. The question is whether it will resonate – or reek of transparent phoniness.
Since last weekend, it's been clear that John McCain was itching to use the congressional negotiations over the Bush administration's Wall Street bailout plan to create a dramatic, headline-grabbing moment that would prompt swing voters – many of whom have tuned McCain and the Republican Party out on the economy – to give him a second look. Now, with his announcement that he will "suspend" his campaign (and wants Friday night's debate postponed) so that he can return to Washington to join the bailout deliberations, McCain has gone and created his moment. The question is whether it will resonate – or reek of transparent phoniness.
