Posted on 09/26/2008 8:32:53 AM PDT by SideoutFred
McCain said the debate is on
But I thought he couldn’t do more than one thing at a time?
Mccain just won the “looking Presidential” chess match.
He let yOmama whine and look “little” and will now step in and command more attention to the debate which he will absolutely smoke Omama.
Brilliant for McCain as he has “controlled” the entire situation while Omama was waiting for a phone call.
yes! now if only the debate were about the economy... who wants to hear about foreign affairs after all that’s happened this week? i want them to debate on the economy...
Perfect. McCain shows he’s in command. Barry O is just along for the ride.
Now they will accuse McCain of being mentally unstable. That's the last card they can draw.:-)
and disrupted BO’s schedule and debate prep
“Brilliant for McCain as he has “controlled” the entire situation while Omama was waiting for a phone call.”
Yep. A few well placed barbs might be fun to watch. I hope McCain doesn’t blow it. This is a great chance to smack Obama around like the skinny little kid he is.
I hope McCain turns the debate to the economy also. Obama has been schooled for the last two weeks on foreign relations. Let’s see if Obama can switch subjects and handle “two” things at once.
The statement from McCain’s campaign:
John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign was made in the hopes that politics could be set aside to address our economic crisis. In response, Americans saw a familiar spectacle in Washington. At a moment of crisis that threatened the economic security of American families, Washington played the blame game rather than work together to find a solution that would avert a collapse of financial markets without squandering hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ money to bailout bankers and brokers who bet their fortunes on unsafe lending practices. Both parties in both houses of Congress and the administration needed to come together to find a solution that would deserve the trust of the American people. And while there were attempts to do that, much of yesterday was spent fighting over who would get the credit for a deal and who would get the blame for failure. There was no deal or offer yesterday that had a majority of support in Congress. There was no deal yesterday that included adequate protections for the taxpayers. It is not enough to cut deals behind closed doors and then try to force it on the rest of Congress — especially when it amounts to thousands of dollars for every American family. The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama’s priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands. John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest of taxpayers and homeowners. The Democratic interests stood together in opposition to an agreement that would accommodate additional taxpayer protections. Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate, and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Representative Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon. Following the debate, he will return to Washington to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners.
Reported on Fox News cable - there will indeed be discussions on the economy since it's such a hot topic with the American people.
Please Senator McCain, please, please, please, please expose these Rats for the lying, corrupt bastards that they are. PLEASE call them out on this on LIVE NAT’L TV! I beg you!
I’d love it if McCain referred to Rep. Frank in discussing the negotiations as “Barney Fag”, but then again, while I would laugh out loud, it might not look very presidential.....
When the going gets tough, community organizers go to the gym...
McCain showed how he puts “country first” and now that things are moving in DC there’s no reason for him not to attend the debate. Good strategy all around.
Indeed!
I'm sure you agree that we want a President that focuses like a laser on the most important issues, and then mops up the smaller issues when time allows.
We also want a President that can tell the difference between big issues and small issues.
Finally, when the feces hit the fan, we want a President who leads.
"Call me if you need me" is not leadership.
bttt
Please Senator McCain, please, please, please, please expose these Rats for the lying, corrupt bastards that they are. PLEASE call them out on this on LIVE NAT’L TV! I beg you!
Love to see it, but that isn’t really Mac’s style.
BUT, whoever starts talking about ‘my opponent...’, is the one trailing in the internal polls.
You would think that he will attract a lot more attention tonight because precisely he is showing up, and I have no doubt they will ask at least one question about this despite the focus supposed to be on foreign affairs.
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