How out of touch is John McCain with his own campaign? Today during a speech in Columbus, Ohio, Mcain was still peddling the fiction that he had "suspended" his campaign last week, saying:
You know, remarkably, some people have criticized my decision, but I will never, ever be a president who sits on the sidelines when this country faces a crisis. I know that many of you may have noticed, but it's not my style to simply "phone it in."
Except he did phone it in.
John McCain is staying in Washington this weekend to keep working on the bailout legislation. He will not be visiting Capital Hill, however, preferring to work out of his campaign office.
"He can effectively do what he needs to do by phone,'' said senior adviser Mark Salter.