DAY’S END ROUNDUP

John McCain stirs broad debate by suspending his presidential campaign and calling for a delay of Friday’s presidential debate, drawing mixed reviews. Barack Obama, meanwhile, earns plaudits for opposing McCain’s call.

McCain’s suspension of his campaign and call to delay the debate is nothing more than a desperate political stunt, kos writes at Daily Kos. McCain has long said that, despite economic turmoil, the fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong, and kos thinks McCain is finally reversing that stance. The move doesn’t make sense in the long term, Mark Levin writes at The Corner, as any bailout deal McCain could hammer out likely will disappoint conservatives, according to Levin.

Obama did well to say that the American people need to hear from him and McCain, as one of them will be charged with fixing the economy very soon, MyDD’s Todd Beeton argues, noting that the debate will likely happen as planned. By denying McCain’s call, Obama refused to let the Arizona Republican set the agenda for the nation’s financial crisis, avoiding a trap, Greg Sargent declares at TPM Election Central.

Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), meanwhile, has offended conservatives by telling an audience of Jewish Democrats they should beware of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) because “anybody toting guns and stripping moose don