Of course he is–that is his style–when his message loses its luster, he moves on to something else–the substance is weak and pathetic.

John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign and return to Washington was little more than stagecraft, a political stunt to garner photo opportunities and to distract voters from his sinking campaign, congressional leaders suggested this evening, Sept. 25th.

From the time he announced his decision to suspend his campaign in New York, McCain stayed the night in the Big Apple in order to conduct a few interviews with friendly media, according to various media sources. So much for a national emergency requiring immediate action, some commentators suggested.

In fact, McCain arrived in Washington just as the first announcements of a deal between Congress and the White House were being made, somewhere close to 24 hours after McCain’s declaration of the emergency.
Aside from failing to abide by his own announcement of suspension, McCain appears to have done very little while on Capitol Hill. Congressional Democrats seem to feel that John McCain’s role in the bailout negotiations has been a hindrance. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, told CBS news that he thinks the late afternoon White House summit “was more of a political stunt for McCain.” Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that at the meaning with the president, McCain had little to say and when he did speak he “said nothing substantive.
While a deal between Congress and the White House on the bailout plan appeared to be struck in the early afternoon, political insiders are now suggesting that McCain’s late arrival delayed the deal in order for him to float an alternative plan that offered nothing of substance except more tax breaks for corporations and less independent regulatory oversight. McCain’s alternative plan suggested little deviance from George W. Bush’s usual economic policies.

Once again McCain is just a continuation of the present policies.  He learned nothing from the S&L meltdown back in the day.