Posted on 10/07/2008 10:51:40 PM PDT by maccaca
Note to the Obama and McCain campaigns: Want to win the vote of Mike and Diane Kluchar? Get angry, then get specific–and stay that way.
As details emerge about Wall Street titans taking home multimillion dollar bonuses while the global economy teeters, the Kluchars are enraged. That these corporate executives appear poised to get away with stealing money from the taxpayers while the average Joe is terrified about keeping his house and his job is driving them both crazy.
“What I wanted to hear tonight is that they’re going to go after them, that someone is going to go to jail,” Mrs. Kluchar said, speaking about the second presidential debate between Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain. “The closest I heard was that they should get fired. That’s not enough.” ...
“The only way you learn right from wrong is if there are consequences to your actions,” Mrs. Kluchar said. “When my kids do something wrong, they get punished.”
“Otherwise, they become the spoiled rich kids who never have to pay any price and never learn anything,” Mr. Kluchar added. “That’s what it feels like is happening here.”
As Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain faced off last night, neither of the Kluchars had committed to a candidate and 90 minutes later they remained undecided. ... One thing they have figured out is that they–and every other working American–are being hurt by this bailout, both financially and morally. It doesn’t sit right.
“I want someone who is as angry about this as I am,” Mrs. Kluchar said. “I haven’t gotten that from either and to me what [Wall Street financiers have] done is totally unjustifiable
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com ...
Interesting I think a lot of us here feel the same way. Some sort of conservative populist streak running through. McCain can do better here. Reading between the lines, looked like they liked his child credit and may vote for him based on this. Not why I would vote for him but hey a vote is a vote.
When the government steals money from the taxpayers and transfers it to Wall Street firms, I still fail to understand how the people can be more angry at the Wall Street firms for accepting the money than at the politicians who stole the taxpayers’ money in the first place.
It’s beyond dumb for McCain to vote that crazy bailout plan. He would have gotten nothing even if it worked. Everything would tell you it’s democrats that saved us. We all know it’s not going to work anyway, by voting for it, he completely screwed up a big opportunity to differentiate himself from ‘The One’.
Stupid indeed.
Funny, I heard Michael Savage say the same thing - people are mad and want someone to go to jail and McCain needs to say this if he wants to win.
WSJ pushed for the bailout and blasted those republicans who voted against it
Until it passed, there was no other discussions --- 24/7 bailout status. McCain had to get it done even if it was not the best answer. It appears that he had the votes lined up for the House bill (with a lot of republicans holding their noses) until Pelosi opened her mouth. That would have been a better bill.
But at that point he almost had to support the bill.
He has our vote anyway, but my husband really perked up about the doubled child credit as well.
I’m mad, too! My paltry 401K has lost 38.4K this year. WHY isn’t anyone in jail YET??
Why doesn’t Bush have someone EVERY day on a new talk show refuting EVERY lie the Dems told the day before?
He’s a whipped dog.
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