John McCain to English Dictionary
Suspending campaign: (noun) A political trick to get out of debating your opponent, plead the case for your running mate not to debate, but still come to California to raise money.
Well, you can't say John McCain is concerned about keeping things afloat. In this case it is his own campaign coffers.
According to SFgate.com
Republican Sen. John McCain has announced he'll suspend his presidential campaign and its advertising to head to Washington to focus on the financial meltdown.
But life goes on. We've just checked, and still on the calender -- not canceled -- is a glitzy Avenue of the Stars fundraiser next week in Century City starring the Arizona senator and his wife, Cindy.
The Oct. 1 fundraiser is slated for 8:30 p.m. at the elegant Century Plaza Hyatt Regency, a favorite spot for political fundraisers that attract the deep pocketed Beverly Hills/Los Angeles/Bel-Air crowd.
So, he doesn't have time to discuss important issues like the economy with Barack Obama, but he certainly has time to wine and dine the Republican elite and take their checks.
Not that I wasn't disgusted already, but I find myself wondering if even George W. Bush would stoop this low....