David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign

That is just not right, this shows how much character McCain really has for presidency.

Good for Dave, he should be pissed. Last minute cancellation is bad enough, but lie does smell bad

Panicked over Economic Crisis, McCain Suspends Campaign, Wants to Weasel out of Debate

Cancels ‘Letterman’ Appearance Tonight - Things Must Be Bad!

Failure of leadership: Telegraphing panic over the economic crisis to his fear-addicted followers, John McCain has announced he is suspending his campaign and that he wants to delay the debate Friday night:

Republican presidential nominee John McCain this afternoon said he would suspend his presidential campaign tomorrow to return to Washington and help reach agreement on a plan to solve the financial crisis on Wall Street, and called for a delay of Friday night’s presidential debate.

“It has become clear that no consensus has developed to support the Administration’s proposal,” McCain said in a brief statement to reporters. “I do not believe that the plan on the table will pass as it currently stands, and we are running out of time.”

It’s not as if John McCain has announced any sort of definitive measure to resolve the crisis that he needs to be in Washington to push — or that he has a record of providing leadership on the economy in the past. (Quite the opposite, in fact. He was an advocate of the deregulation that underlies the failures.)

More importantly, if John McCain can’t juggle a debate with Barack Obama while simultaneously working on these economic issues, how can he possibly handle the multiple world crises that inevitably come with the presidency?

It’s likely that what’s really going on here is that the campaign has seen some dire polling numbers and they want to push the debate forward, with the hope that the issues that are dragging him down have turned around.

Let’s hope the Obama campaign pushes back hard on this one.

KO seems to be having such a great time.

So fun to watch.

Not smart to piss off a comedian like Dave Letterman. Oy. He's going to have an entire top ten list about this tomorrow, just you wait.

This is a watershed moment
This is the week people will look back to
This is the funniest thing I have ever seen
I watched it twice

"Put in the second string quarterback"
Classic

I think McCain does look ill... even after paying $5500 for a make-up job he still looks like crap and his face is lop-sided. And he seems a be senile... that will only get worse!

So John, your to busy Friday evening to debate?

As if the nation needs you to hang around a commission and throw your input into the ring!

What is it John- you never were in favor of regulation/oversight for 26 years and now all of sudden your involved with the conditions of a 70 billion dollar bailout because of a lack of oversight!

Sick Irony! Hes corrupt and inept!

Mccain are you strong enough, are you mentally capable, does your health allow you to do the hard work needed?
Evidently not!

Dave reminds me of that dad thats always trying to be cool around your friends and you just want to tell him to take a hike.

He did make me lol with that show. Its been awhile since I last laughed at him.

I have always been a fan of Dave. When I was in college we used to watch him on the Late Night show on NBC. But after the way he let Chris Rock spout off and disrespect President Clinton I have no sympathy. Dave must be losing it to let someone talk about the greatest President of our lifetimes like that. He was there promoting the Clinton Global Iniative, promoting saving lives and peace in the world, and Chris Rock(head) treats him like some jerk. Sorry Dave, if you're going to let idiots like that have airtime, I have no sympathy for you.

McCain may have once been a 'hero', but that all ended when he came home, cheated on his wife and left her for the other woman who had money and governmental ties.

No one can be called a hero when they are in it for personal gain.

He (McCain) is SO pulling a Palin it's rather ironic and disconcerting, especially for a man who wants to be President. Call it maverick-ness, I call it dodging.

Wait a second...if McCain suspended his campaign AND told Dave he canceled the interview to deal with the economy in Washington, isn't an interview with Katie Couric in New York on the same day...campaigning?

Obama and company need to jump all over this story on Thursday morning.

This is one more reason I beleive John McCain can not be trusted. He is using this bailout issue to manipulate the campaign to his advantage. Another attempt to distract us from the real yucky issues that need to be discussed.

And surprise! Mr. President invites congress, Obama, and McCain to come sit down together and talk about it. It is obvious that McCain is doing politics as usual, even during this financial "crisis." McCain is making more distraction from the issues that need to be discussed.

Obama should just hold his own question and answer session with questions from voters.

Why should he state that he doesn't care for what McCain wants to do...just let him do whatever and do accordingly.

Surely, no one is suggesting that Senator McCain is afraid of David Letterman.
I...I don't believe it.

Way to call him out DL. Show America what he's really like. Something "better" came along and he was all over it. So much for meaning what you say.

If you want to see the interview with Katie Couric

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4476356n

This is passive aggressive behavior on McCain's behalf for all the old man jokes.

McCain didn't go back to Washington...he went across town to do an interview with Katie Couric! What a dumbass! It just gets better and better especially with the very recent video I saw on Oberman's show tonight of Sarah Palin standing in a church with a Witchdoctor's hand on her shoulder praying for financial aid! MY GOD! Do you need ANY more proof that McShame/McSame/ whatever needs to be put down like a wounded dog??

I haven't seen the show and that clip up there threatens to spoil my fun. I'll weigh in after viewing.

Nobody disses Dave!

McCain's coming unglued. Has anybody else noticed the left side of his face, which usually is a little more relaxed than the right is a LOT more relaxed? Something unhealthy is going on with that man.

I would be pissed if I was lied to as well.
McCain is still in NY tonight, he never went to Washington.

omg... Dave is uber pissed that McCain dissed him. I would be just as angry as Dave is.

something smells... i think McCain's shorts need a change. lets get Palin's pregnant daughter to change him.. she'll need the practice!