Quote Originally Posted by Billionfold
I'm more interested in his motives.

Why does he do what he does? What's in it for him? Everybody is motivated by something. I'm not bashing what he's doing, I just want to know why.
To be fair, you should ask Obama the same thing.

Just look at both McCain and Obama's voting records and tally how many no votes they have between them. It's disgusting. They're afraid to take positions on a majority of issues. Both of them had voted on amendment attached to a certain bill but did not vote for the bill itself!

Besides that point, none of them work in these committees that play a major role in working towards the issues. Aspects of the bailout would be touched on the majority of committees because of the wide variety of issues that arise. It's nice if both suspend their campaigns, but I think it's a cry from McCain to stop the bleeding. Good move though.