McCain's ploy

It's beginning to appear that McCain's campaign "suspension" ploy has accomplished at least a few of its goals.

1) It has completely diverted attention from Sarah Palin's disastrous interview with Katie Couric yesterday.

2) It has completely diverted attention from Rick Davis' relationship with Fannie Mae.

3) The press is referring to the bipartisan "cooperation" with Obama as, "McCain's initiative."

4) McCain will get to have a photo op with the President taking credit for the bailout deal that he had nothing to do with.

5) Notwithstanding his campaign "suspension," his ads are still running in the swing states, and his surrogates are still attacking Obama on the airwaves.

6) He got to give a stump speech, broadcast to the entire country, thanks to his great pal and supporter, Bill Clinton.

And, of course, he still may get his wish to cancel Sarah Palin's debate and postpone his until then.

What's still to be determined is whether this will sell to the 'mercan public. I'm guessing it will, but then again, I don't have much faith in the 'mercan public. Look what they did in 2000 and 2004.