Freepers are overlooking the fact that those in the mushy middle, who are the only voters still up for grabs, don’t see things the way they do. Wall Street is closely identified with the Republicans, so they get blamed for its problems. That’s not right, it’s not fair, but it’s a fact.
And when the President goes on TV telling the American people their financial system is melting down, it is going to redound negatively to the nominee of his party. Again, not right, not fair, but a fact.
Right now, McCain is losing. Not right, not fair, but a fact. He needs this issue to get off the front page and soon, or he will lose in November. He is not a good enough candidate to fight against these kinds of electoral headwinds and prevail.
The other thing he needs to do, is stop so closely aligning himself with this issue. I understand his reasoning, but if a candidate is going to make a big, fat hairy deal out of suspending his campaign and swooping in like Mighty Mouse to save the day, he should make darn sure that he can actually save the day, or he will suffer the consequences of failure.
Say what you want about Obama’s political philosophy, which I despise as much as any Freeper, but his political instincts are better than McCain’s. Or maybe his advisors are better. He knew that there was no win here, and made sure that when the caca hit the fan, he, with a little help from the MSM, wasn’t going to be the one covered in spatter. In contrast, McCain made sure he was standing directly in front of the rotating blades. And here we are.
There’s time for McCain to pull this out, but he’s going to have to get much, much smarter about what he does and says from here on out.
Lets see...
We need Israel to attack Iran - that will change the headlines and move us into the foreign policy arena.
Very well said and True. But would Obama be in this position now without the media?
Yep. We’re in agreement.
The phone calls need to stop. This deal needs to get done. Toss a few cosmetic changes in to provide cover to everyone and get the vote completed.
The interbank lending this morning froze up even more. Ireland, of all places, is the only reason ATM machines are working in Europe this morning. They stepped up last night and announced guarantee of all deposits (sort of a national FDIC).
Banks can’t make money if the loans they made on houses aren’t being repaid. They HAVE to freeze to hoard cash to pay their own salaries.
It’s just not practical for folks here to think a grand conspiracy is at work when . . . like all conspiracies . . . any number greater than 3 “in on it” guarantees someone would spill the beans.
Call your Congress critters and request that the deal be approved.