[Sopater]

McCain, right or wrong, has the burden of demonstrating that Obama will be worse for the economy than he would be.

Ahhh, the central tenet of our wonderful election system.

"You think I'm bad, my opponent is much worse than me!"

[uncbob]

"You think I'm bad, my opponent is much worse than me!"

Well like it or not that is the choice we have had since 1992 only this year it is MUCH MUCH worse than me

That is the reality we have to live with or do you know some other candidate with a chance

[E. Cartman]

"You think I'm bad, my opponent is much worse than me!"

The central argument the GOP has been making to garner support for its presidential candidates for the last twenty years, starting with Poppy Bush in 1988. The chickens have come home to roost.

The s__t we're now in demonstrates why it really is better to find candidates who actually stand for something, e.g. Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, than an establishment geezer who plays to the squishy middle. Mac's been playing to them for so long, there's no way in hell he can now make a credible demonstration to prove he's not just another "mugwump."