Letterman mocks McCain cancellation

Sen. John McCain was scheduled to appear on Latenight with David Letterman tonight … but it seems the Senator won’t be there.

David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.

Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, “Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?”

Earlier in the show, Dave kept saying, “You don’t suspend your campaign. This doesn’t smell right. This isn’t the way a tested hero behaves.” And he joked: “I think someone’s putting something in his metamucil.”

“He can’t run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?”

“What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We’ve got a guy like that now!”

McCain: you can run, but you cannot hide

Sen. John McCain just announced he is suspending his campaign to return to Washington to address the financial crisis. He would also like to delay the scheduled debate on Friday, claiming his attention needs to be on country first, and not on partisan politics.

Nice try Senator, but this voter isn’t buying it.

First, you are tanking in the polls — mostly because you have fumbled your way through the initial reporting of this crisis, claiming the economy was “fundamentally strong.”

You followed that blunder by changing positions — and talking points — so frequently the whip lash from your flip-flopping risked setting off another hurricane!

And now, when it’s most critical for Americans to know precisely where each candidate stands on solving this crisis you want to duck and run.

Well Sen. McCain … you can RUN for president, but you cannot HIDE from the American people.

McCain meltdown and a conservative response