Media on McCain's Decision to Suspend Campaign

The MSNBC Coverage appears to be skeptical of McCain's decision to suspend his campaign.  Tom Brokaw, as a guest to offer commentary attributes this as part of the madness of the election process thus far.  At 1:25 especially, Brokaw shifts uneasily in his seat and raises his eyebrows.  These actions seem to hint at his uneasiness with McCain's decision and seems to assert that he believes the decision was a political maneuver.  It is interesting how they doubt the sincerity of McCain by discussing how he will be handsomely rewarding should he partake in a Republican solution to the economic disaster the US is currently facing.  Brokaw seems to be criticizing McCain in stating that the shape of the economy is so much more than a domestic issue.  This is immediately after he states that Obama wants to speak to "millions of people" directly about the issue in the debate scheduled for Friday.

More important, Brokaw criticizes McCain's campaign decisions thus far.  He refers to it as an "ambush" and example of "guerilla warfare," both which have negative connotations.  Brokaw draws light to the unpredictability of his behavior.  He perks up his head and blinks slowly, which adds a mocking-dimension to his commentary.  When discussing the debates at Ole Miss, he also adds a modifier into describing the Republican Convention as "long," while referring to the Democratic National Convention, simply as is.  When he discusses leadership, photos of Obama addressing the press as opposed to when the Republican ticket is shown, Brokaw discusses more substance (previous debate).

Note: Initially I had wanted to find a good "Conservative" twist on the story in order to compare/contrast the two coverages, but could not locate a good story to demonstrate this. If I find one, I will add it.