"Erratic" McCain


I think that'll end up being the quintessential McCain moment in this campaign, That Monday when he declared that "the Fundamentals of the Economy were strong". Even as Wall Street took it's first of many nose dives.

McCain: Fundamentals of Economy Are Strong


Followed by many many flip-flops and stunts after that. Starting with being against the AIG bailout before he was for it the next day, to the impetuous call to fire SEC chair Chris Cox, to suspending his campaign (or at least claiming to do so). McCain's move to suspend his campaign probably looked to many independent observers like a desperation move even before David Letterman pulled back the curtain to show how fraudulent the whole effort was.

Here's a compilation of McCain's erratic and at times contradictory statements throughout the crisis.