John McCain may skip bailout vote

In the recent Presidential debate, the current financial crisis dominated the debate. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have spoke about the economic situation over and over again. However, neither candidate has committed to returning to the Senate to vote on the bill which will provide $700 billion to avoid economic collapse. This is particularly odd for Senator McCain whom wanted to postpone the debate because the Senate needed to focus on the economy, not the Presidential election. If John McCain does vote on this bill, it will be his first since March 14th. The last vote of Senator Obama was July 9th.
What is this really showing, particularly for John McCain whom has often criticized Barack Obama for not caring about anything else but winning the election? By abstaining from the vote, the candidates may criticize the effects of that bill, which would be advantageous to both candidates. I find this particularly odd from the McCain campaign, especially since the campaign has tried to show that Senator Obama has not done much in the Senate. Abstaining from this vote is a big risk. John McCain said on ABC's "This Week" that "doing nothing [not voting on this bill] is simply not an acceptable option." Again, if the bailout has terrible, unforeseen effects, then John McCain can say, "I did not vote for this bailout because I knew it was a mistake." However, if he does vote for it and it backfires, he will be on the record of supporting a huge burden on the taxpayers that provided no help to the economy.
The bill could be voted on as early as Monday afternoon, and both candidates are seemingly too busy in swing states and may not be able to return to vote. It will be interesting to see how the either candidate votes, if they do at all.