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DEL.ICIO.USWhat exactly is McCain up to?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
John McCain isn’t going back to Washington to negotiate a deal. As President Bush laid it out in his short speech Wednesday night, the very broad outlines of a deal have already been agreed upon, thanks in large part to the fact that the administration has been laudably open to compromise.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner also issued a joint statement Wednesday in which they “agree that key changes should be made to the administration’s initial proposal. It must include basic good-government principles, including rigorous and independent oversight, strong executive compensation standards and protections for taxpayers.”
The details may yet get sticky, but McCain has no expertise in the details on this issue and no real role to play in hammering them out. There is no deadlock he needs to break. Injecting presidential politics into that situation is dangerous.
Nor is McCain going back to Washington to reach across the aisle to Democrats. The Democratic leadership and membership as a whole is already more accepting of the need for a bailout package than their GOP counterparts. They don’t need to be wooed.
McCain’s sole usefulness in Washington — and it’s not minor — would be to rally House members of his own party to support the package that emerges. In other words, his effort would be within his own party, not bipartisan. Unfortunately, his usefulness in that regard is questionable given his relative lack of support within the GOP House caucus, and there’s no reason he has to suspend his campaign to perform that role. Certainly, it’s no reason to postpone a presidential debate.
His announcement still smacks of pure political grandstanding, and no one has yet articulated a convincing reason why a debate would not be appropriate.
We ran political campaigns during major wars; we ran them through the Depression. Campaigns are the means by which democracies decide and debate issues, and we don’t close them down in times of stress. That’s when they are most important.
Interestingly, Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top McCain ally, is now suggesting that the first presidential debate be rescheduled to Oct. 2, which is supposed to be the date of the vice presidential debate. That would conveniently knock the debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden back at least a week or more.
The cocoon around Palin is being woven ever tighter.
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By TMA
September 24, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Very good analysis. McCain s getting desperate and more erratic. Scary guy.
By By Love
September 24, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Apparently, McCain has no stomach for the face to face debate his hacks have said Obama is afraid of. Of course, when you can’t campaign on real-world issues, it’s difficult to hold your own in a debate on those issues. Run away McCain, run away.
By Melinda
September 24, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this
What televised presidential debate occurred during a war? Seriously. The first was in 1960 (Nixon, Kennedy): No war. The next was 1976 (Ford, Carter): No war. Are you referring to 2004? That’s a misrepresentation of your point.
By Melinda
September 24, 2008 11:16 PM | Link to this
What televised presidential debate occurred during a war? Seriously. The first was in 1960 (Nixon, Kennedy): No war. The next was 1976 (Ford, Carter): No war. Are you referring to 2004? That’s a misrepresentation of your point.
By Get Real
September 24, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this
While Wooten’s only answer is Drill, Baby, Drill, McCain wants to pick up his marbles and go home because he is down in the polls. The man hasn’t casted a vote in the Senate since April, and now wants to show up in D.C. Go figure. If a democrat had pulled this stunt, republicans would say if he can’t stand up to Wall St. without calling a timeout, how is he going to stand up to Putin? Call him on it dems. THis ain’t country first, as republican lemmings want to think it is. He needs time to organize his campaign.
McCain knows that this foreign policy debate will be filled with economic questions, and that will take over the debate; the one in which he believes he is strongest. Straight political ploy to postpone it to make it the very last debate. Nice try guys.
More baffoonery brought to you by the GOP. Oh yeah, markets crashing, credit markets drying up, the economy about to teeter, and all Wooten can say all day is drill, baby, drill. How many posts was he putting up in one day when Palin was chosen as the VP. Now all you here are crickets chirping on his page. He knows it and so does McDeregulator, party’s over! Pack up your ish, its time to go home.
By By Love
September 24, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this
Melinda, pay attention, the wording was”political campaigns”.
By Liars
September 24, 2008 11:23 PM | Link to this
The people ain’t buying this bs anymore. You can’t run from your record, and McCain’s campaign is filled with people who made boatloads off of deregulating Wall St. Fiorina and her $42M golden parachute for driving HP into the ground, Phil Gramm is a primetime suspect in all of this, and now Rick Davis still cashing Fannie Mae checks. The jig is up fellas. The last few republican stalwarts can hang on to slim hopes, but any rational human being would not vote for this party this time around.
Book em boys!
By getalife
September 24, 2008 11:31 PM | Link to this
Interesting take Jay.
Thinking like a non political junkie, an average American voter, this stunt might work. Taking credit for getting something done in Washington in a crisis.
Political junkies know it is bs but he knows Obama’s lead is widening. Just look at the polls. A desperate gamble.
Palin is not close to ready but energized his campaign. Ducking her debate is even more desperate.
By By Love
September 24, 2008 11:33 PM | Link to this
Agreed (Liars@11:23), the only problem is the extreme paucity of rational human beings, as evidenced by the deification of Sarah “family values”Palin.
By William
September 24, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this
Why does no one seem to remember that they tried this same tactic with the Republican National Convention and the hurricane. Wow, look how pure he is.
By getalife
September 24, 2008 11:49 PM | Link to this
COURIC: I’m just going to ask you one more time, not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation?
PALIN: I’ll try to find you some, and I’ll bring them to you.
Yeah, keep her wrapped up.
By Hacky
September 25, 2008 12:03 AM | Link to this
What televised presidential debate occurred during a war?
The didn’t have TV but the media did cover Abe Lincoln’s debates during the civil war.
Oh and those two wars we’re fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq made a large part of GWB’s debate points in the last presidential election.
By erik
September 25, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this
McCain has gambled one to many times for my taste. He lost me with palin, but now I really think he is insane. What McCains going to solve the economic crisis in a day?… Thanks but no thanks you could’nt even remember how many houses you had.
Sure I’m going to trust you and how to spent 700 billion dollars? Go home and go to sleep man.. your time was never it seems.. sorry things didnt work out
By HughBriss
September 25, 2008 12:25 AM | Link to this
Old man saw the polls Wednesday morning and fudged his Depends.
By dont give up america
September 25, 2008 12:53 AM | Link to this
DONT LET THE COON SWEET TALK YOU!!!
By racerkoi
September 25, 2008 5:07 AM | Link to this
That last post sickens me. Is there no hope left for America? WTF’s wrong with you people!!!!
Calling yourself “dont give up america” is the saddest thing I’ve read this week…
By AJC/DNC Management
September 25, 2008 5:24 AM | Link to this
“What exactly is McCain up to?”
With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy.-NBC4
Such paranoia.
Geez.
By AJC/DNC Management
September 25, 2008 5:34 AM | Link to this
A militant group that claimed to be behind the deadly Marriott Hotel bombing in Pakistan’s capital threatened more attacks Wednesday, warning again that Pakistanis should stop cooperating with the United States.-Urinal/Jihad
I know the Urinal printed their little sob story to try and make things appear hopeless for the United States but when the taliban whine about their government cooperating with the US, you can rest assured something big is going to happen.
Feeling the heat are ya, ragheads?
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 6:32 AM | Link to this
Lipstick on Pygmalion
Perhaps Sarah is being tutored by Veep Coaches on how to debate proper. Let’s listen in…..” The Rayon in Spayon falls mayonly on the playon.”
No, Sarah, try it again.
“The Raoen in Spaoen falls maoenly on the plaeon.”
That’s better, Sarah, but keep trying.
“The Riaeoun in Spiaeoun falls miaeonly on the pliaeoun.”
Oh, Sarah…..
“Look, all I want is a moose somewhere. Far away in the cold night air. Add one enormous bear aw wouldn’t it be loverly….”
That’s fine, sarah, but we have to prepare your reasons for ducking the debates…
“Ducking? I’d love to go ducking…PULL!”
No, sarah, not duck hunting, but rather chickening out of the debates…..
“I do like chicken over duck…’ave you ever had Peking Duck?”
I give up.
“Dont despair sir, with a little bit ‘o luck we can still win the election. Now run along because I’m going hunting in the morning…ding dong the wolves are gonna howl….”
It’s over.
“Aww guv’nah…”
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 6:39 AM | Link to this
Obama should just show up at the debate, and place a cardboard cutout of Bush in McCain’s place and give a speech, and at various times say, “Does my worthy opponent have anything to add to my last comment…..”
The sound effects should be jungle noises and crickets…….
I guess McCain had to go to washington to fire the person he said he’d fire last week over the AIG thing.
McCain has lost all credible support. He expects Limbaugh to spin a debate no show? Even ditto-heads will have trouble chanting to THAT one.
Obama 08: Half of it is just showing up.
By carole2
September 25, 2008 6:44 AM | Link to this
There was a televised presidential debate during the Viet Nam War. In 1968 Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy (the good McCarthy) debated a few days before the crucial California primary. Bobby was killed the day after winning that primary.
McCain’s decision to straighten out Congress and get a bill passed is a pure political stunt. In the first place, he is not a member of any of the committees that are hammering out the legislation and in the second place, he is not known in Congress as someone that works well with his colleagues in getting something like this passed. In 26 years, McCain is known for exactly one bill: McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform. And there are exactly ZERO Republicans in Congress that approve of that law.
The invitation by the President to the two candidates was smart in that in keeps them (and the political throng that accompanies each of them) out of the policy process that is taking place. Can we please try to remember that it is Congress that legislates, not the President?
In the meantime, McCain’s staff has to deal with the Rick Davis problem, the Sarah Palin problem and most of all, McCain’s debate problem. Unless he doesn’t show up, which will look odd when C-Span shows an empty Capitol Hill Friday night.
This political stunt has already fallen flat and should be declared DOA.
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 6:47 AM | Link to this
Lipstick on Pygmalion….Part Duh.
“I’m the guv’nah, I’am. I love to hunt, but there’s a seal I want more than any other, the presidential seal, orf orf, All I want is the oval chair, I could handle the wallstreet bear, with my enormous hair aw wouldn’t it be loverly….
Lots of liberals for me to eat, lots of vetos for me to keep, and I could keep my makeup neat, aw, wouldn’t it be loverly….
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 7:10 AM | Link to this
Palin/McCain 08: If politics makes strange bedfellows, then America just got short-sheeted.
Bush last night: The bailout means that if politics makes strange bedfellows, then maybe if you dont go along, you’ll wake up with a horses’ head as a bedmate…..all I’m sayin…..
By GOPs got to go
September 25, 2008 7:19 AM | Link to this
Tea Time,
You definitely win the creativity award for the day. All you need is to incorporate a few “dontcha knows”.
I just do not know where they have hidden the “real” McCain. This sad excuse of an old man is not the McCain I used to recognize. Geez, can’t you just see the spinners turning like a gyroscope over in the McCain headquarters? How can we make him look “Presidential” and not let him actually speak again? Because when he speaks he usually has shoe leather to spit out.
And that Palin nightmare is still in seclusion in a bunker somewhere until she can have a small sense of what to say. I agree Jay, very convenient that the VP debates would be postponed. I guess Sarah is flunking the cliff note version of the world ala Kissinger.
Obama has hit it dead on. This is the perfect and most pressing time for a debate. One of these guys has to clean this mess up and lead the country in 40 days.
By walterrhett
September 25, 2008 7:33 AM | Link to this
Whenever there’s a crisis, McClain’s response is to lead the calvary, theconomy, Russia rolling into Georgia, each issue which looms large on the horizon is met with the same response: win it, attack it, go straight through, fight 10,000 years. I believe this is his
By walterrhett
September 25, 2008 7:41 AM | Link to this
Whether it’s the economy, or Russia rollin into Georgia, MccLain’s response is the same: win it, fight it, go straight on, for 10,000 years. This is a form of flashback: a hard edged, tough guy approach tinged with a bit of grand delusion about his role and the process of governance. That’s what makes it hard to decipher: it isn’t leadership or politics, it’s a commander’s flash back, triggered by stress and the “sound” of a battle/crisis looming on the horizon!
By hillbilly ragger
September 25, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
“My friends, the dog ate my playbook.”
By TW
September 25, 2008 7:54 AM | Link to this
Let Ron Paul take McCain’s spot in the debate!
Ron Paul ‘08 - NOT AFRAID OF OBAMA!
By Cameron Wallace
September 25, 2008 7:57 AM | Link to this
Television Debates During Wars:
Humphrey/Nixon 1968 McGovern/Nixon 1972 Vietnam War
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
Wouldst thou carest to tell me where to inject them?
McCain is better now than he ever was. His yellow teeth are whiter, his delivery more vigorous, (progressing from vichyssoise to borscht) and his Rovespierre act is maturing. He’s not yelling guillotine, but rather the trumped-up modern version, “you’re fired”.
Trump tried to copyright “you’re fired” as his own intellectual property and slogan and t-shirt iron-on. What a clod, eh? honestly.
America was glad to meet Palin, but only as glad to meet her as they would be if she were a delightful foreign dignitary. Fish and visitors smell in three days……ew.
See? With Palin, everything works.
Obama 08: President is as president does.
By BDAtlanta
September 25, 2008 8:02 AM | Link to this
I can’t wait for the VP debate. I’m going to mark the exact time during that debate when you’ll be able to sense millions of Repub jaws dropping as they realize: “Oh…crap…..what have we done….is Huck still available?”
Huck should have been the choice for Johnny Mac. He solidly nails down the Repub base. The nutty fundamentalists love that guy.
By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
What hubris!! McCain has already admitted that he doesn’t know much about economic issues, and now he wants to go to Washington to save the country’s economy? He really does need to just retire to one of his (7? 8? 12?) homes and just chill for the rest of his days. He needs to give his brain a rest!!
By Bud Wiser
September 25, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
You loser leftists need to get real.
Had Obama said he was postponing the debate and McCain refused, you would have applauded and swooned over how he ‘puts country first’, and castigated McCain for political grandstanding.
I for one find it admirable that McCain is the one who puts ‘country first’ as opposed to The Token One, who is all about party politics first. Irregardless that neither man could be playing a pivotal role, at least one has chosen the position of offering support and showing Americans that he does want to help, if he can.
The Token One only wants to help himself.
Typical liberal, typical loser.
Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid
By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this
Bud Wiser…the name suits you. Been drinking way too much beer!
By Mrs.Godzilla
September 25, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this
Could it be that they are afaid of a criminal investigation into witness tampering in Alaska?
LEGISLATOR ASKS TROOPERS TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE WITNESS TAMPERING Palin cooperation ended with VP nomination
By hillbilly ragger
September 25, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this
BD @ 8.02, while I can see why you’d say “Huck should have been the choice for Johnny Mac. He solidly nails down the Repub base. The nutty fundamentalists love that guy.”
—and I’ve thought this too, and wondered why McCain didn’t go with a known quantity…remember that Huckabee has been willing to express honest opinions about some of the sleazier aspects of this campaign. I suspect McCain wouldn’t trust Huckabee to stay on message.
By Bud Wiser
September 25, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this
The beauty of being part of a world community is that it is always happy hour somewhere.
Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid
By TW
September 25, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
For crissake, if your scared - say you’re scared.
So, in a time of crisis, we can expect McCain to wave his white flag?
No thanks.
Wait…maybe Cindy could do the debate, being that she carries John’s water anyway?
God I miss the real Republicans.
By SC Birdflyte
September 25, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this
Re the 7:57 a.m. post on wartime presidential debates: There were no debates between the GOP and Dem candidates in the general election. There were no general election debates between 1960 and 1976.
By Goldie
September 25, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
It’s hilarious that members of Congress are stating that they’re very close to making a deal about the bailout, and that there’s NO REASON for John McBush to try and inject himself into the process at this point!
What is McBush up to? Well, it’s all about him, isn’t it? He’s so desperate to win at any cost that he continually tries pulling different political stunts, week after week, in order to try and have everyone talk about HIM, instead of talking about the problems that need solving in America today!
McBush should just go ahead and pull entirely out of the race now, because it’s obvious that he can’t handle the job. Just like George Will stated this week, McBush is unfit for the presidency!
By Paul
September 25, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this
Jay,
I’m regularly amused at how shocked some are when politicians act like… politicians. That when confronted with a situation they seek, in part, to turn it to their political advantage.
Even the two we now have who’ve both insisted they’re ‘different’ and a new day of change and reform is upon us. Right…
[[McCain’s sole usefulness in Washington — and it’s not minor — would be to rally House members of his own party to support the package that emerges.]]
Republicans have been the holdouts on this deal. Interesting that many here who lambast the deal are then, in effect, siding with Republicans? More irony. But the point is well taken - if Pres Bush is having difficulty delivering Republicans on this and McCain makes the case to them, then he’s done something useful.
getalife
[[Thinking like a non political junkie, an average American voter, this stunt might work. Taking credit for getting something done in Washington in a crisis.]]
Bingo!
May I offer, in a very laughing way, that some on Obama’s staff are asking themselves, “Dang! Why didn’t we think of that first?!!?”
By Goldie
September 25, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this
McBush\Palin — “Still Building That Bridge to Nowhere!”
By Bud Wiser
September 25, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
“*By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
What hubris!! McCain has already admitted that he doesn’t know much about economic issues, and now he wants to go to Washington to save the country’s economy?*”
I think you have it all wrong. Just as when an emergency arises in a family and most of the close relatives arrive for a show of support, McCain has chosen to be where he can give that support.
I doubt that either McCain or The Token One can offer any meaningful advice or pertinent guidance as individuals, but showing up to be part of the group at this time to lend whatever support may be meaningful shows Americans that at the very least, they care.
The Token One has chosen to put his own agenda before that of his country. How typical. How Democrat.
Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid
By Mrs.Godzilla
September 25, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this
OFF TOPIC
What would it take to get the new NIE on the situation in Afghanistan released before the election?
Or are they going to hide this one too?
By Goldie
September 25, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
Maybe if McBush and wife declare today that they’re willing to put their own MILLIONS of $$$ on the line, a la Warren Buffett, I might start to believe that McBush really cares about “solving this crisis” — how else might he try to solve it at this point???
By N-GA
September 25, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
I actually expect Palin to remove her name from the ticket a week before the election, and be replaced by Huckabee. Her excuse will be to focus on her troubles in Alaska.
The question is whether or not each state will permit the ballot change. I don’t know what law might restrict/prohibit a last minute change. I mean, what would happen to a presidential ticket if one of the candidates suddenly died?
By Bud Wiser
September 25, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this
Obama’s lies are multiplying
The Token One continues to deny that former Fannie Mae execs that harvested millions, possibly illegally, are not a part of his campaign.
Its off to the golf course!
Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid
By BDAtlanta
September 25, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this
Hey, I’m just glad the fundamentals of the economy are strong…..
By Tea Time
September 25, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this
Obama 08: Sharing change
By Richie
September 25, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this
It’s another political stunt designed to stall the debates and act like he is in charge solving the economic crisis. He also needs more time for his staff to make sure he knows the difference between Iraq and Iran and that there is no border between Iraq and Pakistan. Palin needs more time to be spoon feed her opinions for the VP debate. I wonder if McCain will have his sidekick Leiberman there to correct his mistakes. All politics aside, this McCain / Palin ticket is scary. The dude can’t remember what he has said form one day to the next.
By BDAtlanta
September 25, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this
To Goldie at 8:34,
Note that Buffett is buying preferred stock so he has a substantial safety net if Goldman goes belly-up. I don’t think we can really say he is putting his money on the line.
Buffett isn’t crazy. He is buying because he sees an opportunity to make a profit on this. Unfortunately, as in all crisis in the past, the average Joes and 401k holders are left without a dime.
By sunshine and thunder
September 25, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this
JAY
Nice round-about way of making the debate postponement all about Sarah Palin.
You are either terrified of Palin or obsessed with her.
Why don’t you pick on some Democrat “geniuses”?
Just this morning the Wall Street Journal reported that Jamie Gorelick, when she was vice chairman of Fannie Mae, received a loan of almost a million dollars from Countrywide.
She claims she didn’t know that the rate was preferential.
Wow. The vice chairman of Fannie Mae doesn’t know that a 5% loan in a 6% market is a preferential rate.
When are you going to figure out that the whole financial mess has its seeds in the GSE’s and their interweave with democrats?
Oh, BTW, there were some Republicans who fell down on the job too but, so far, it looks like the democrats were really poisoning the system.
By Goldie
September 25, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
BDAtlanta— remember it was just a week ago when the “fundamentals” were strong, and now this week it’s such a crisis that McBush can’t even show up for the debate… what a pathetic political hack!
By reebok
September 25, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this
It’s a very clever move on McCain’s part. The convention bounce is gone, and the new wave of polls coming out show him behind anywhere from 2 to 9 points (after being up 5 a week ago). Palin is being viewed as a bad joke. He had to do something, or the election would get away from him completely. And there is no way that tired old man wants to get on stage w/ Obama one-on-one.
By Goldie
September 25, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this
sunshine— just this week we’re learning that McBush’s advisor (Rick Davis) was a lobbyist for Fannie Mae up until one month ago, not that he stopped lobbying in 2006 as McBush has stated.
Your guy McBush is one hypocritical political hack who can’t remember from one week to the next where his campaign is heading…
By Copyleft
September 25, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this
But nobody’s praising his attempt to chicken out and call “Time! I want to prepare some more, I’m not ready!”
It exposes his uncertainty, and his attempt to dress it up as “My duty to fix the economy” is coming across as just what it is… an excuse.
By Eric1
September 25, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
No one is afraid of McPalin. She’s totally irrelevant. What we’re afraid of are the morons who will vote for the McPalin ticket. That’s scary.
By Truth
September 25, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
Bill Clinton quote:
“We know he didn’t do it because he’s afraid because Sen. McCain wanted more debates.”
By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
McCain is McToast!
By frank burns
September 25, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
People dumb enough to support Bush and McCain and Sarah Palin in the first place are dumb enough to believe that McCain sincerely thinks congress can’t do this without him, and that he is not just being chicken-livered about the debate, which is important and shouldn’t take that much of his precious time. Shows he is too old to be president. If you can’t stand the heat, John, get out of the kitchen.
By AJC/DNC Management
September 25, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
ABC News’ Teddy Davis Reports: Florida Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings pointed to Sarah Palin on Wednesday to rally Jews to Obama.
“If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention,” said Hastings. “Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through.”
Each passing day the left let’s us know exactly who they really are.
So which side are you on?
By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Right, frank burns! Eight days ago McCain touted ….’the fundamentals of the economy are sound…’ What a joke he is. Or, like Reagan, is he just pre-Alzheimers?
By GeorgiaPeach
September 25, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this
Alcee Hastings doesn’t speak for 300 million Americans, only himself. I’m pretty darn sure he doesn’t speak for Sen. Obama. So, what’s the connection?
By GOPs got to go
September 25, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this
Sunshine,
We just can not wait for Palin to open her under educated mouth, dontcha know. That will be good entertainment.
Can’t wait for the Daily Show after that debate.
By conservative
September 25, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
Let me get this straight. The White House states that we may get our money back from this bailout plan because 93% of American homeowners pay their mortgages. So if that is the case, then, just 7% of American homeowners have the capacity to bring down the whole global financial markets? Give me a break!!
By Heather
September 25, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this
Why are the Republicans so blind? Why do they have to support these political stunts at a time when the nation leads it the least. Do the republicans seriously believe Palin is qualified to be VP let alone be the president? No that’s why she is being shielded from all contact from the media. Let her have a no holds barred press conference , we will see if she is ready to lead. McCain Palin running scared! **”Political Stunt First” John McCain