From WNYC in New York, this is NPR's On the Media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield.

Tomorrow morning, I'll suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative.

I've spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision, and I've asked him to join me.

With the world economy on the brink and his own presidential hopes in the equation,

Republican candidate John McCain on Wednesday announced he would rush to Washington

for congressional negotiations on the proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout.

The not quite shut down McCain-Palin campaign described the gesture as an act that put the country above political self-interest.

But much of the media were having none of it.

John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign.

It's being described as a Hail Mary by some Democrats.

And I think you see it every time the issue of the economy gets stronger, he goes to a razzle-dazzle play.

And I think we saw it again tonight calling for a delay of the dream.

Does anybody see this as non-political, or is this going to be seen as Sarah Palin Part 2?

That was Wolf Blitzer on CNN, Chris Matthews on MSNBC, and Jeff Greenfield on CBS.

But, of course, the media aren't only the news media.

You know, this just doesn't smell right, because this is not the way a tested hero behaves.

Somebody's putting something in his metamusal.

McCain had canceled his Wednesday night appearance on late night with David Letterman,

explaining he was jumping on a plane to D.C.

We're suspending the campaign.

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