Obama: No Reason To Postpone Debate and Suspend Campaign

McCain suspended his campaign to return to Washington to deal with the economic crisis.

NEW YORK (AP) - Republican John McCain says he's directing his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis.

In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation's financial problems.

McCain also said he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington. Both he and Obama would attend the session.

McCain gave a brief statement before the press and said he is suspending his campaign until action is completed in Congress on how to deal with the economic crisis. He called upon Barack Obama to do the same.

The Obama campaign spokesman responded, "There's no reason to postpone the debate or suspend campaigning."

Looks like Obama again is putting politics before the national interest.