So, where were you a week ago?

Today, Sen. John McCain called for a halt to the presidential campaign because he needed to immediately return to Washington to take on the financial crisis facing our Country. Of course, he won't be available to participate in the 1st presidential debate on Friday unless Congress comes to agreement on a bailout. Then, he immediately rushed onto a plane and heading straight to D.C. to get to work on...oh, actually, he stayed in New York for a sit down with Katie Couric.

Let's see...last week the "fundamentals of our economy" were strong; there was no need for a government bailout, AIG should not receive government funding, then the SEC chair should be fired, then, wait a second, I guess there is a need for the largest government corporate welfare program since the Great Depression--and we need it so fast, I've got to get back to Washington..except I don't, because I have to do this interview first...

I'm not an economist. I don't pretend to have much of a handle on what is going on in the financial markets except that by all accounts from people much smarter than me, it's bad. I can, however, see political pandering and massive flip-flopping when I see it. This isn't exactly the calm, cool leadership one might hope for in a time of crisis, Senator.
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P.S. Check out the Wall Street Journal, generally considered the most conservative newspaper in the nation, calling out McCain for having deep romantic relationships with those who caused this crisis, here.

A sample: Mr. McCain has a special advantage to bring to any such investigation -- many of the relevant witnesses are friends or colleagues of his. In fact, he can probably get to the bottom of the whole mess just by cross-examining the people riding on his campaign bus