[counterpunch]

He arrived in Washington to find the Democrats working with the Bush Administration to pass an unpopular $700 billion bailout. The Democrats had already cut their deal with Bush. The Dems agreed to the price tag while Bush agreed to special aid to families facing foreclosure, equity for the taxpayers, and limits on executive compensation. But no sooner had McCain arrived than he derailed the deal.

And McCain needs to really push this notion tonight, along with using the debate as a bully pulpit to take his and the House GOP's plan directly to the people.

McCain needs to take a firm stance against Bush on this, and put 0bama and the Democrats squarely on the side of Bush. He needs to turn the tables on 0bama, and turn 0bama into Bush.
 

[Qwackertoo]

I hope McCain does take the House GOP plan to the people. How in the heck else will we get mass exposure unless the debate with what 90 million watching . . . we know MSM won’t cover it.

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put 0bama and the Democrats squarely on the side of Bush.

If I wasn't so cynical, I would think that this entire scenario of the past few days was developed in the mind of Rove....

.... devise a way that McCain could PROVE his independence while connecting the ass-clown Dems to the outgoing and impotent GWB.