Combine his apparent inability to lead with the weird as hell interview of McCain & Palin by Curic last night where McCain blamed journalists asking legitimate questions for Palin’s (who believes humans and dinos lived at the same time — what would happen to science ed if she became prez?) gaffes and you have to wonder why anyone would vote for him. And then there’s the issues of his health no one seems to want to talk about.
With bailout, McCain reaches dead end
Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out.
Last Wednesday, McCain suspended his presidential campaign to insert himself into a $700 billion effort to rescue America’s crumbling financial structure. In so doing, he tied himself far more tightly to the bill than did his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama.
Then, as the bailout plan appeared ready for passage Monday in the House, McCain bragged that he was an action-oriented Teddy Roosevelt Republican who did not sit on the sidelines at a moment of crisis.
The implication: that he played a critical role in building bipartisan support for the unprecedented bailout.
[…]
Within hours, however, the measure died in the House mainly at the hands of McCain’s own Republicans.Initially, McCain went silent, choosing instead to send his chief economic adviser out with a statement that blamed Obama, claiming that the first-term Illinois senator had put his political ambitions ahead of the good of the country.
“This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country,” McCain senior policy adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin said.
[…]
All in all, McCain might have been better served by staying out of the mess and above the fray.If the congressional impasse leads to a credit crisis, “it’s not going to be good for McCain,” veteran Republican consultant John Feehery said.
So rather than man up and take blame for not following through with his promise to deliver, McCain blames Obama?
McCain will be just as good as Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Bush Jr., Clinton, Bush Sr., Reagan, Carter ….etc. No better, no worse.
When the #1 goal in Washington is reelection, no real leadership can take place.
This Bozo just keeps making the oddest moves. Look, either you are a Senator, or a presidential candidate. You have to commit.
It’s like a bacon and egg breakfast. The Chicken has in interest, but the pig is committed.
BE THE PIG!
Don
bhavekost — you are a MORON.
Look, face the facts — McCain places his faith in Palin? Dithers about suspending his campaign; calls the fundamentals as being strong; calls the fundamentals the “American workers”; blames the other guy [what won’t take credit for it?]; calls for removal of the very market controls that enabled this failure; wants to remake the healthcare system in the mold of the fiscal market?
Please. Grow a pair. Call it like it is. The guy is a fool, surrounded with fools.
Stupid is as stupid does.
We’ve had enough failure in the White House. Time to move on and McCain represents noting but more of the same.
Want to argue the point?
Obama and Biden couldn’t get all the democrats to vote in favor of this bill either.
This bill seem to be opposed by the majority of the people in this country. Why would we expect the house members to fight public opinion in an election year.
Can we get back to some real stories not ones fabricated by political hacks?
“gotcha journalism…is that a pizza place?”
Woo. Weird is right. These two are swirling the bowl for the last time. They are BOTH just too weird.
If the Repubs have any chance in November, they need to sweep these two under the rug, and nominate Romney and Huckabee or something.
A little late in the game to be replacing the nominees, but even diehards are going to have a hard time voting for this Laurel and Hardy pair.
PARTY?
What PARTY??
I wasnt invited…
WHAt president has followed ANYHING his groups has said..
OOPS…sorry.
BUSH listened, to the WRONG PEOPLE..
McCain currently stands an icecube’s chance in Hades of being any world leader. That excludes the world of his own fantasy, because after all, he is a legend in his own mind.
What Kind Of World Leader Would Obama Be Since He’s Never Done Anything?
Look, I’ll simply go on Letterman and throw myself at the mercy of the smartest people in the room — the genius of the American voter.
GottaAsk — I’ve got to ask you:
I would trust a guy that finishes in the TOP of his class at Harvard over the guy who finished fifth from LAST in his West Point.
I would trust the guy who DOESN’T appoint a MORON for VP. That Palin believes that men and dinosaurs coexisted proves the point.
I would trust a guy who doesn’t leap erratically from one position to another within moments.
I would trust a guy who acts like an adult rather than needing to place blame [erratically] when things don’t go his way.
I would trust a guy who’s rational.
I would trust a guy who’s changes of dropping dead on the job are VASTLY lower. Think this one through.
Do I love Obama. No. Do I respect him? Yes. Is the best person this time around? Yup.
I would trust a guy who
What Kind Of World Leader Would McCain Be If He Can’t Control His Own Party?
Normal. I don’t want to see another dictator appointed as President.
“What Kind Of World Leader Would McCain Be If He Can’t Control His Own Party?” – You mean like Bush ???
Well, we have been telling you for some time, McCain = McBush = MORE YEARS OF ***MISERABLE FAILURE*** !!!
Can America SURVIVE MORE YEARS OF ***MISERABLE FAILURE*** ???
Flip – the ad hominem attack was a nice touch. The emphasis with the caps sealed your argument. You won that round, hands down! (The exclamation is not an attempt to rebut your caps, just a punctuation mark exalting your Internet forum victory).
However, we simply disagree. I have a pair. Cleaned ’em this morning. But thanks for checking.
Remember, the history books are written by the victors.
Hey…like Murdoch sez…let’s hope Obama wins…will sell more papers!
#12; Leadership is the quality of getting groups organized to move in specific directions to achieve goals by stand out in front of whatever the issue is, a very different task than dictatorial pushing from behind.
“I am your Dictator. I have a gun. It’s pointed at your head. I WILL pull the trigger. That’s what a Dictator does.”
Cheney: Now there’s some real dictatorial material.
So it’s McCain’s fault that this didn’t pass?
Well in that case Barack Obama should be credited with leading his party toward immigration amnesty.
And it’s the Republicans fault it didn’t pass.
Vote in Senate was Dems 33-15, Repubs 12-37
Not a single Republican had to vote yes for the bailout to pass. End of discussion.
Oh #11..
I would trust a guy that finishes in the TOP of his class at Harvard over the guy who finished fifth from LAST in his West Point.
– sounds like an interesting race, where exactly is it taking place?
I would trust the guy who DOESN’T appoint a MORON for VP. That Palin believes that men and dinosaurs coexisted proves the point.
– I was busy watching Roosevelt on TV during the depression. What now?
I would trust a guy who doesn’t leap erratically from one position to another within moments.
– Sorry, I was just rehashing Obama’s shell game he plays with the views posted on his website.. then I decided to read up on his many conflicting views about Georgia.. can you explain more please?
I would trust a guy who acts like an adult rather than needing to place blame [erratically] when things don’t go his way.
– Look into some Obama press releases. Just flip on CNN, they will read them to you as news.
I would trust a guy who’s rational.
– Or hangs out with terrorists.
I would trust a guy who’s changes of dropping dead on the job are VASTLY lower. Think this one through.
– Its actually sad to think this one through if America is as racist as I am led to believe.
On the bright side: No one will be bringing-up the idea of privatizing Social Security, anymore.
So now you guys support the bailout?
>On the bright side: No one will be bringing-up the idea of privatizing Social Security, anymore.
The current mess was caused by having government take over for the private markets.
That doesn’t make Social Security liabilities go away. Tens of trillions of dollars out of balance is the current system. It can be solved without privatization by cutting benefits, getting rid of wage indexing. Privatization means you have a large deficit now, but surpluses in the future.
All Obama had to do is get 12 more Democrats to vote for it out of the 95 that voted against it. More Democrats voted against it the Republicans voted for it. But some how this is all McCain’s fault.
#11 – So you would vote for one of the prime guys who caused the current credit crisis.
Smart, Very Smart..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvG-s_Ssb0
bhavekos — glad to hear your hand and shoulder muscles work, but I worry about your repetitive use of them might cause arthritic damage down the line, in which case you’ll be screwed under McCain’s health care plan as it’s going to suck as much as his economic policies.
History is written by those who can use a pencil / pen / computer and you’re clearly headed towards carpal tunnel syndrome. McCain being old and senile won’t be there to correct your spelling or provide you with a lap to sit on once this all over.
Uncle Dave has become the Uncle Tom of the liberal editors around here. His level of hackery cannot be beat!
Here’s an example of Bush’s “Leadership” of the Federal Government:
http://tinyurl.com/3kzn3m
So under a McBush, we can expect more POISONED FOOD, LEAD PAINT IN KIDS TOYS, AND E. COLI TAINTED VEGETABLES !!! MORE OF THE SAME !!!
Nancy Pelosi went out of her way to make sure this didn’t pass. She easily had another twenty votes available.
Can someone point out where Obama has gone into the senate and taken a leadership role in this crisis? No, because he’s sitting this one out. He’s frozen in the headlights on this one.
#28 – Hannah;
>>No, because he’s sitting this one out. He’s
>>frozen in the headlights on this one.
At least he speaks, and didn’t “suspend” his campaign to rush back to Washington and sit in the corner like a dunce.
Was McBush frozen in the headlights, or was he just a loss for something intelligent to say?
#29
Again, frantic dogmatizing on your part, without substance. Demonstrate for me how Obama has taken a leadership role on this issue. He’s consulting with one of his 300 financial advisors and they can’t decide for him either.
#26
This is the first time I’ve heard of the FDA being part of Bush’s cabinet. Doesn’t the democrat- controlled congress have budgeting and oversight control? Maybe that’s why they have a historically low rating in the eyes of the public.