CNN BREAKING NEWS: McCain WILL participate in tonight's debate

[thenext8seconds]

http://www.cnn.com

So much for "I will not come to the debate until the bailout deal has been resolved"!

[LibraLiz1973]

1. Of course he will

His ship was going down faster than the Titanic.

[marshall]

26. It'll be like Jeff Probst in the early Survivors

Where it shows him leaving the island by helicopter, flying through forests and tall buildings, landing on the rơof of the studio, running to the dơor with his coat flapping, and racing to the podium just as the debate is to start.

[mtnester]

2. He had no choice really

[truthisfreedom]

3. Faux News proven to be... well, faux news. They specifically said he would NOT be at the debate.

Of course he's going to the debate. He's not going to commit political suicide.

[Maven]

4. What a fool.

Seriously, what a fucking buffoon.

[FloridaGrl]

5. ha ha ha who is the man?

Obama! I thought fox noise said it would not happen.

[thenext8seconds]

9. That's why it's called FAUX news of course!

[kypp]

6. He always planned to - just wanted attention, which het got.

[FloridaGrl]

14. I am sure he did not

want the bad press he got. He came out looking like a desperate, obstructionist fool.

[ginnyinWI]

18. what a prima donna. n/t

[SweetieD]

7. McCain is such a drama queen.

[annabanana]

8. Boy is HE going to look sheepish when he gets there...

There will be NO agreement by then (nor should there be). Something has to be done about Wall Street, but I don't think there's the hurry that the Admin would have us believe.

[CitizenLeft]

10. he blinked.

HAH!

[gateley]

11. Damn - I was hoping he wouldn't show. But it still looks hinky - thought he

refused to participate unless a deal was struck?

Idiot.

[jaxx]

12. The old fart was going to do it all along.

He would have gone if Obama hadn't. I hope they fry him with pointed questions about why he used the financial crisis as a personal ploy and the people of this country as his rug to walk on.

[ginnyinWI]

21. I am certain that Obama never for one instant fell for anything.

He knew it was the old okey-doke. He hasn't fallen into any of their traps.

[renie408]

13. OF COURSE HE IS. He was never going to miss it in the first place. All of this CRAP

was just that CRAP.


And Dana Bash has the fucking NERVE to talk about the political posturing going on on 'all sides'. OMFG!!

[msallied]

Hey McCain! You like your crow served rare? And the egg on your face... over-easy? LOLOL

:rofl:

[City Lights]

15. Idiot. Every stunt he's pulled has backfired!

:rofl:

[ErinBerin84]

16. lol....of course he is. I never doubted it.

He would do anything for attention, but I really think this just made him look like an asshole.

[Clio the Leo]

Round 1: OBAMA!!!!!!

[Bleacher Creature]

17. Thank you, thank you, thank you for gracing the public with your presence Senator McCain!

Asshole.

[ailsagirl]

19. Under protest and duress... yeah, he's ready to lead

[bunnies]

20. So he's going back on his word? Breaking his "promise" ?

Gee... what a shocker.

[BlooInBloo]

22. I think he heard the market is gonna tank, so he got the hell outta dodge like a coward...

So he wouldn't get blamed for it.

[democrattotheend]

23. Bummer

I was kind of hoping he'd bail

[liberalpragmatist]

24. Of course he is -- his bluff got called

He knew a bailout will was supposed to pass yesterday. He planned to ride in like a white knight, claim that his "White House" meeting (in which he said nothing and offered no ideas) would allow him to claim he'd shown "leadership" and claim that the deal was his, then he could go to the debate on Friday claiming to have "solved" the economic crisis.

Instead, McCain's WH meeting and his noncommittal response to the bill allowed House Reps to throw in their poison pill, killing the bill.

So there's no deal, McCain looks ridiculous and everyone in Washington (and on TV) is saying that it's his fault the deal fell through (because without his being noncommittal, House Reps would not have pushed their poison pill).

If he stuck to his word, he'd not to to the debate, but then he'd look even more ridiculous.

This whole thing has exploded in his face. And it is glorious to behold.

[TooRaLoo]

25. Just makes it more obvious to votes that this was all a stunt. What an idiot. nt