[teddyballgame]

Let me see, Obama has been rising in the polls due to the economic crisis which typically favors the Democrats and McCain has an opportunity to change the subject to foreign affairs, a topic that favors Republicans and especially him, with the debate Friday, and he decides to focus and bring more attention to himself and the economy.

Not smart in my opion.

[kabar]

I think you are missing the point. We really do have an economic crisis on our hands and action needs to be taken sooner rather than later to avoid plunging the nation [and the globe] into a financial disaster that will cost millions of jobs and wipe out the savings of millions. Even from a partisan point of view, if that were to happen, do you that would be helpful to McCain's election chances?

FYI: We have in the DC area a very respected financial advisor, Ric Edelman, who has written a number of bestsellers on financial management. He said this morning thaT Congress should get out of the way of Paulson and Bernacke, and let them address this problem post haste because the loss of confidence in the economy could lead to a financial calamity. We are literally at the abyss of downward spiral that could spin out of control and have disastrous effects on the nation. I trust Paulson and Bernacke more than Congress on this issue. They [Congress]are the ones who got us into this dilemma.

[goldstategop]

McCain is unconventional. He's taking on the Democrats' biggest issue - the economy and saying I'll fix it. No one expected him to do that and for a lot of swing voters who were thinking of moving to Obama, this is like an electric shock to their nervous system. McCain shows he is in touch with the mood of the country; Obama still refuses to comprehend we have a crisis! Suspending the campaign is brilliant political theater. Obama cannot put the country first because his campaign has been all about HIM.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus