It is surprisingly irresponsible and politically dangerous for the Obama campaign to try and insist on a debate Friday night.Newt Gingrich usually says what we are all thinking, but he says it much better. After Senator Obama declared that he was not willing to move the debate and put his country before his desire to be President, Newt let him have it. Read his statement below as reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Talking points emerge: Newt Gingrich takes John McCain’s side on halting debate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Newt Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker who’s been arguing against the Bush Administration’s bail-out plan, just came out hard in support of Republican John McCain’s call for postponing Friday’s presidential debate.
“He put everything on the line to try to put together a bipartisan sizable economic package to replace the failed Paulson bailout package,” Gingrich said in a statement just issued by his people. “This is the greatest single act of responsibility ever taken by a presidential candidate and rivals President Eisenhower saying, ‘I will go to Korea.’”
About Democrat Barack Obama’s contention that the debate should go on, Gingrich said:
“It is surprisingly irresponsible and politically dangerous for the Obama campaign to try and insist on a debate Friday night….
“The American people, in this kind of economic situation, want to see their elected leaders working to solve this crisis, not debating…I’m not sure Senator Obama has ever participated in a crisis of this magnitude at this level, but he should set aside politicking and commit to working with Senator McCain to find a solution to this problem.”
Read the entire Gingrich statement on the jump.
Newt on Senator McCain’s Decision to Suspend His Campaign to Forge an Agreement on the Financial Crisis:
The McCain Leadership Factor
Today John McCain showed what it meant to put country first.
He put everything on the line to try to put together a bipartisan sizable economic package to replace the failed Paulson bailout package.
This is the greatest single act of responsibility ever taken by a presidential candidate and rivals President Eisenhower saying, ‘I will go to Korea.’
Every House and Senate Republican should join him in seeking the best ideas and the best solutions from across the country.
This is the day the McCain-reform Republican Party began to truly emerge as a movement which puts country first, solutions first, and big change first.
If House and Senate Republicans can help McCain put together a three part economic package history could be made.
We need:
— An economic growth component;
— An energy solution; and
— A work-out (not a bail-out) for the financial sector.
If McCain can develop this plan, bring enough Democrats to support it to get passage, and then convince President Bush to sign it, this will be one of the most amazing achievements in the history of presidential campaigns.
It will also be a great service to the country and proof of what putting country first really means.
Newt on Senator Obama Refusing to Suspend His Campaign:
As Speaker of the House, I know what being in deep negotiations is and what it takes to get members in Congress to get something done. We were able to work through welfare reform and a balanced budget. Let me just tell you first hand, what Senator McCain is proposing will take extraordinary hard work and it is going to take many long hours.
It is surprisingly irresponsible and politically dangerous for the Obama campaign to try and insist on a debate Friday night.
While both of these men are candidates for president, they are still both currently serving as United States Senators. The American people, in this kind of economic situation, want to see their elected leaders working to solve this crisis, not debating. They want this problem fixed and that will mean getting real bipartisan agreement. .All members on both sides in both houses including Senators McCain and Obama are going to have to roll up their sleeves, sit down, listen to each-other, and work very hard to get it done.
I’m not sure Senator Obama has ever participated in a crisis of this magnitude at this level, but he should set aside politicking and commit to working with Senator McCain to find a solution to this problem.
The economy can’t wait, postpone the debate. We can get back to talking later. For the moment, let’s produce a real solution for America.
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