This reeks of the worst type of political chicanery. What's the dude going to do - rewrite the $700 billion bailout package? Until last week, the dude thought Greenspan was still chairman of the federal reserve and still doesnt know what a credit default swap is. b,121b,121The depths the dude is willing to go is unfathomable.
Obama's statement supposedly will be pretty hard hitting. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in that room.b,121b,121Harry Reid just came out and said McCain is not being "helpful" and that this is not the time for a "political photo op".b,121b,121And the official word from Old Miss is that the debate is ON. No info on any potential topic switch.
b,121This reeks of the worst type of political chicanery. What's the dude going to do - rewrite the $700 billion bailout package? Until last week, the dude thought Greenspan was still chairman of the federal reserve and still doesnt know what a credit default swap is.
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during this session than any member of the Senate except for Tim Johnson, who had major brain surgery. All of a sudden, McCain demands that the presidential race shut down so he can return to Washington?
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b,121McCain acknowledged just yesterday that he had not even read the administration's three-page bailout proposal.
font class="post"1b,121b,121This is such bullshit. I hope Obama and the media calls it for what it is.b,121b,121Speaking of... Obama just came on CNN now.
Word is that he was very presidential. Press is allegedly softballing... most likely because they know what's up and have been mad at McCain all week. I can't see the press conf yet... Reading live blogging it appears that Obama called McCain's bluff and made him look bad.b,121b,121McCain now either needs to go to the debates (looks weak) or stonewall (looks worse).
Obama said if he is NEEDED in Washington he will be there any time. He also said if he is NEEDED in Washington, both he and McCain have "big planes that they have painted their slogans on the side of and can get them to Mississippi pretty quickly"b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/oj.gif" alt="" 21
nation in economic turmoil.b,121b,121McCain "puts country first" and offers to halt campaigning to deal with it.b,121b,121Obama says it's not necessary, will continue campaign.b,121b,121how is this playing/gonna play well for Obama again?
b,121McCain "puts country first" and offers to halt campaigning to deal with it.
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font class="post"1b,121b,121nation in economic turmoil.b,121b,121McCain injects campaign politics into financial crisis.b,121b,121Obama says he will assist where he is needed AND fulfil campaign commitments.b,121b,121does this kind of naked cynicism help McCain?
Letterman, via Drudge:b,121b,121EXCLUSIVE: LETTERMAN MOCKS MCCAIN CANCELLATIONb,121Wed Sep 24 2008 17:41:58 ETb,121b,121David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.b,121b,121Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, "Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?"b,121b,121Earlier in the show, Dave kept saying, "You don't suspend your campaign. This doesn't smell right. This isn't the way a tested hero behaves." And he joked: "I think someone's putting something in his metamucil."b,121b,121"He can't run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?"b,121b,121"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"b,121b,121Developing...
b,121McCain "puts country first" and offers to halt campaigning to deal with it.
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font class="post"1b,121b,121That's over simplifying IMO. Obama handled it better than I thought he would.b,121b,121That said, can someone one please tell me WHAT THE FUCK IS MCCAIN GONNA DO TO SINGLEHANDEDLY FIX THIS SITUATION? This dude hadn't even READ the proposal yesterday and now he's gonna fly to Washington like Super Gramps and GIT ER DONE? Nobody is buying this shit. Time will tell how the public reacts, but the pundits will start weighing in on how this is all just a political move by McCain and that's bound to sway some people.1b,121b,121"I want to delay the debate"b,121b,121"well, I don't"b,121b,121So what now? Someone will have to give in.
font class="post"1b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121let me spell it out for yung foniXXX:b,121b,121OBAMA REBUFFS MCCAINS LAME EFFORT TO AVOID DEBATE.b,121b,121WE SEE THIS AS OBAMA BRUSHING HIS SHOULDER OFF.b,121b,121IT MAY APPEAR TO OTHERS AS OBAMA PUTTING CAMPAIGN BEFORE COUNTRY.b,121b,121AND THIS IS EZZACTLY HOW MCCAINS CAMPAIGN WILL SPIN IT.b,121b,121WILL IT WORK? I DUNNO.
b,121im callin in to work tomorrow for some personal days to work on this gas price thing...it aint gonna fix itself...
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font class="post"1b,121b,121bad analogy.b,121b,121McCain's job actually is to govern back in Washington, not run around campaigning.b,121b,121but yeah, the idea that he can fix it is stupid. and a clear distraction from the campaign/debate.
the whole rick davis thing was about to hit the news cycleb,121&b,121it was a successful smoke & mirrors distractionb,121b,121after all the hollering about freddie & fannie b,121& mccain's denials being thrown in doubtb,121better to move the spotlight else where
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font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121It's not that hard to understand. This day in age you need to multitask.b,121b,121What's McCain's answer? "WHOA WHOA WHOA I can only deal with one major thing at a time".b,121b,121He needs to show he's up to the task of dealing with shitstorms on different fronts. Not put one on the back burner with things are getting tough out there.
b,121im callin in to work tomorrow for some personal days to work on this gas price thing...it aint gonna fix itself...
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actually is to govern back in Washington, not run around campaigning.b,121b,121but yeah, the idea that he can fix it is stupid. and a clear distraction from the campaign/debate. b,121b,121h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121Says the dude who was missed 65 percent of the votes in Congress, making him the worst offender in that category (Obama is third-worst), according to an article I read earlier today in... the Arizona Republic. b,121b,121Yeah, dude, better rush back to Washington to miss some more votes.b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/latte.gif" alt="" 211 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/potatoworthyyz3.gif" alt="" 21
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