Not many political pundits thought John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign last week was a wise one, but it’s clearly catching on around town.
Consider a recent event on the presidential campaign held at the Brookings Institution, in which Brookings scholar Thomas Mann opened up the event with this zinger: “Before we begin, I have an important announcement to make. We’ve actually decided to suspend this panel. All of us are going to work on trying to reach an agreement on the financial package and we’ll catch up with you in a week or two.”
