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Going Back To Work

John McCain has suspended his campaign so that he can go back to Washington and work with the rest of our leaders on resolving the greatest economic threat our Nation has faced in history. He feels it's his duty as a US Senator and, in fact, it is. The problem is that people don't believe him when he says it's his job. Barak Obama is upset, the media is suspicious and the democrats don't like it one bit. David Letterman is absolutely livid.

According to the initial reports, Obama called McCain to suggest that they issue a joint statement addressing the economic crisis and the 700 billion dollar bailout. Obama believed they should appear together in a common effort to show agreement on central issues. He wanted to make a statement to let the people of America know what they agree on as far as the crisis. Obama felt they should issue a statement to tell us that they know about the problems and they both agree that there are problems and they are discussing it.

McCain didn't take Obama's first call. His staff filled him in on the details. McCain called Obama back and left the impression that he could go along with a joint statement. But McCain suggested that they do more because they are accountable to the people. It is part of their job, their responsibility even. He asked Obama to suspend his campaign and join him in Washington to start working on a bi partisan solution. He suggested they put the debate on hold and join their colleges in Washington.

Barak was adamant that they should start with the joint statement. The statement described in media reports seemed to suggest that Obama had some great ideas and that McCain had "adopted" the same view. They should have a press conference; issue a statement and have some pictures taken. Barak must have assumed that what he suggested was what would be done. Maybe he thought McCain was asking him for advice about how to handle a campaign issue.

McCain suggested they both postpone the debates and concentrate on working with leaders in Washington. He was of the opinion that it was important to be in Washington to be most effective which by the way is where their Senate Offices are located. It's where everyone in congress works when they are actually working as opposed to running around looking for another job when every else is pulling overtime.

Basically he was telling Obama that he was going back to work for awhile. His duties as a senator take precedence over the demands of a campaign in a time of crisis.

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