Wednesday, September 24, 2008

McCain looks desperate

And, as usual, like a damn fool.

Meanwhile Obama, in comparison, looks cool as a cucumber (emphasis mine):
As we talked about earlier, McCain said yesterday he's looking for a variety of things in the bailout package before he makes up his mind, including "greater accountability," a "path for taxpayers to recover the money," "complete transparency," and a mechanism to prevent Wall Street executives from profiting from taxpayer money. Obama had expressed his own ideas on measures that the bailout package should include, 48 hours earlier, and the lists were nearly identical.

So, this morning, Obama called McCain with a straightforward idea: if both candidates supported similar provisions, the two sides could endorse a joint set of principles. McCain, this afternoon, agreed. Obama did this quietly, away from the media spotlight, and without leaking anything to the media. Just one candidate looking for a bipartisan solution with a rival candidate. Everyone was happy.

And almost immediately after an agreement was reached, McCain, in the middle of debate prep, decides it's time for a stunt. How very sad that McCain's desperation has become this transparent.

Details are a little sketchy at this point, but as I understand it, Obama still wants a debate on Friday, as planned, and does not plan to suspend his campaign, but we're supposed to get another statement on these developments from Obama very soon.

7 comments:

heydave said...

Why is it that such maneuvering by Johnny McMav doesn't look clumsy and inept to voters? I swear, the old fool would have to kill kittens in front of nuns and orphans to make some people question him.

heydave said...

And one more point: both these guys are only single-vote senators right now, so neither can "fix" anything.

Thanks, Caribou Barbie, but the creepy old man really can't go grab them durn Wall Streeters an' shake 'em up good, no matter what he told you.

AnnPW said...

Nonsense, heydave! They would just reframe "killing kittens" as humanitarian animal control, like shooting wolves from airplanes. The morons we are talking about have rather impressive capacity for self-delusion.

capmconnundrum said...

Well, on an old car discussion forum I visit, the dead-enders are buying in 100% to this. If you dare read, here goes...
http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,914499

Freewheel said...

Maybe they should call it the "McCain/Panic" ticket.

And I amazed that they're trying to get out of the debates when they're down in the polls.

Mike Thomas said...

I've been curious how the wingnuts would react to this latest meltdown of the McCain campaign.
I must say that when it comes to being a total tool Beldar takes the top prize.

Ricky Bones said...

OK, so how is suspending the campaign and postponing a debate is going to save us?

Isn't the president suppose to be able to handle multiple problems?

I also heard that he would like to postpone next week's VP debate and have it be the first presidential debate and get the VP debate moved to some other time.

Rrrrright! So, when your poll numbers shift significantly, you throw a hail mary. He is afraid to get pressed on the big economic picture and Rick Davis.

After the Palin interview with Couric, you know he has to be SHITTING.