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| | Comment about: John McCain and the Transparently Political Ploy | | The gambit pretty much flopped. | Well, here we are a few hours from the debate with no bailout plan in place. But, apparently, the pending doom and gloom is under control now so that McCain can resume his campaign. Of course, in reality, a bailout plan is further from complete than it was a few days ago, but let's not let reality skew what will, no doubt, be an important talking point tonight... that McCain, in selfless dedication to country, suspended his campaign to avert a crisis. Nor let it remind us that McCain never actually "suspended" anything (save, perhaps, integrity.) | |
| | Comment about: The Paulson Plan: Bad News For The Bailout | | I got this info in a forwarded email, it puts it in perspective... | A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of it's releases. - A billion seconds ago it was 1977.
- A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
- A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
- A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
- A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
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| | Comment about: The Paulson Plan: Bad News For The Bailout | | Remember what happened last time we gave this Administration power? | You make a good point about fear. I remember what happened the last two times Congress granted sweeping powers to the executive to "save" us: USA PATRIOT Act and the Iraq War.
All disasters. We should not trust this administration's fear mongering.
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| | Comment about: John McCain and the Transparently Political Ploy | | I didn't mean to suggest McCain is literally scared of debating, I meant more that his campaign team did not like the way McCain was slipping in the polls. A drastic focus-changing tactic was needed. | Daniel: If by Rovean strategery you mean carefully planned, emotional manipulation of voters (i.e., political ploy), then yep, that's exactly what it is. To say that McCain suspended his campaign is pure baloney. While "suspending" his campaign, he stopped by the CBS Evening News for an interview. The whole thing is a calculated campaign maneuver to present McCain as a leader who works across parties to get things done. Of course, it didn't actually pan out that way as he sat mostly quiet throughout the meeting with Bush, Obama, and others today. By the end of the day, things were no better than yesterday and by most accounts, worse. McCain was already softening his rhetoric this evening about whether or not he'd be at tomorrows debate. The "strategery" was a nice gambit, but it mostly flopped. Instead of celebrating a slam dunk move, tonight his spinners are working out how to get on with the debate without losing face (or losing the debate.) | |
| | Comment about: John McCain and the Transparently Political Ploy | | I'm not so sure Mccain is "afraid" to debate. | This may be more Roveian strategery. Or am I giving Mccain more credit than he is worth? The ball is still in Mccain's court. The Bush administration, along with Mccain are dragging their feet just so they miss the debates and subvert Obama’s growing authority, and Barack Obama is going to look bad as the only person there at Ol Miss. while Mccain is still “hard at work” on the negotiations. This is nothing more than political posturing by Mccain at our expense. | |
| | Comment about: John McCain and the Transparently Political Ploy | | McCain's recent actions seem to indicate that he feels his role in helping with the financial debacle is far more important than his role in helping the American people set a course for the next 4 years. | I find McCain's position, that the number one item of importance for him right now is solving the nation's economic crisis, is ridiculous. How about focusing on what you do best, Senator McCain, and letting the economists work out the nations financial problems. We've seen that McCain's position on federal deregulation of the financial industry has been part of what has led to this mess. McCain is no economic genius and will only be needed for a vote once an economic plan is crafted.
In the meantime, we citizens have an EXTREMELY important job to do: namely, choosing the next president. Our economy is only a fraction of the problems we now face. Add to that a dangerous and complicated national security situation, heavy reliance on non-renewable and foreign-controlled energy sources, skyrocketing health care costs with many uninsured, increasing global temperatures causing a multitude of irreversible environmental problems, increasing impotence in affecting world opinion and garnering multi-lateral support, and much more. Our crisis extends far beyond the economy and we need to know what McCain and Obama intend to do about it.
There's no doubt that McCain's number one job at this time, is developing a plan for his presidency and presenting it to the American people. The fact that he continues to come up with reasons to shield himself and his running mate from direct scrutiny raises many questions. Such as: Is John McCain running scared? Is he afraid to provide details to Americans because he's not confident they'll work? Are smoke screens his best chance for being elected?
Come on Mr. Straight Talk Express. Quit hiding.
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| | Comment about: McCain: Victory with Honor (or Not... Whatever Works) | | Did you happen to catch SNL's recent opener about "truth-enhanced negative campaign ads"? | | If you missed the latest SNL opener, be sure to check it out. The bit was simultaneously funny (because the SNL cast is so talented in their execution) and sad (because it is basically true) and encouraging (because it is keeping the issue of cynicism in the news--I mean the "real" news as evidenced by the fact that NPR and others are reporting on the skit.) | | |
| | Comment about: McCain: Victory with Honor (or Not... Whatever Works) | | Lets just hope that 51% of voters can see through the muck, lies, Palin/McCain stump speeches and horrible campaign ads. Can 51% see that they are not showing us their plan; they are just criticizing, lying, and using scare tactics again about the true change that can come from the Obama ticket? It's really getting serious now... | |
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