McCain calls to postpone Friday's presidential debate

The republican presidential candidate, John McCain, announced today his intentions of setting aside his campaign to return to Washington and deal with the crisis facing the U.S. economy. There were no clarifications as to how extensive the suspension on his campaign would be. Also during his New York announcement, he spoke of his desires to delay the first presidential debate, scheduled for this Friday. At 8:30 this morning, the democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama, called Senator McCain to ask him if he would join in issuing a joint statement summarizing their shared views toward the $700 billion bailout proposal, and urging Congress to act promptly in a bipartisan manner. Senator McCain responded to the call at 2:30, and agreed in giving a joint statement. Shortly after, he announced his plan of returning to Washington, and called on Senator Obama to do the same. Aides to Senator Obama responded that he had no intentions of going to Washington, and planned on going ahead with the debate. Some democrats were skeptical of McCain's sudden announcement, calling it a political ploy to gain the support of those concerned about the economy. Still, ploy or not, Senator McCain is showing that the fiscal crisis is first on his priority, appealing to all America, waiting anxiously for a solution to the possible economic catastrophe.