Initially, I was annoyed that McCain went off to showboat in DC over a financial crisis he didn’t understand. Now, I feel like he did us all a big favor. He role-played the kind of leadership we can expect from him–like "Better Know a District," minus Stephen Colbert.
Having returned to DC to "help" with the financial crisis, McCain acts decisively to provoke shouting bitterness recrimination and confusion at the bailout negotiations, without first bothering to read the plan he was shouting about, or the one he was attacking.
Luckily, his opponent, a conservative Republican pushing a rival plan involving tax cuts and further deregulation, hadn’t the plans, either:
Boehner and McCain discussed the bailout plan, but Republican leadership aides described the conversation as somewhat surreal. Neither man was familiar with the details of the proposal being pressed by House conservatives, and up to the moment they departed for the White House yesterday afternoon, neither had seen any description beyond news reports.
At 1:25 p.m., McCain left Boehner’s office through a back door, walking across the Capitol’s rotunda to the applause of tourists. Graham conceded the group knew little about the plan the nominee had come to Washington to try to shape.
This little episode perfectly encapsulates Republican crisis management: Ignore facts, pick fights, declare victory, repeat.
This is the crisis management style we can look forward to if McCain is elected.
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Maybe the reason McShame doesnt use a computer is that he is illiterate.
McCain said as late as Tuesday that he had not read even Paulson’s original plan which, you’ll recall, was all of three pages long.
At 1:25 p.m., McCain left Boehner’s office through a back door, walking across the Capitol’s rotunda to the applause of tourists.
Cryboner and McNasty – Celebrity back-door men.
Blame Canada!!!
Mike, McCain can read, but he chooses not to because reading’s for pussies.
slight edit
sound like monkey=boy?
See previous thread, the House Rs have concluded Mc will lose the election and are throwing him (+W) under the bus to make themselves look as good as possible for the Congressional elections. Great news if true IMHO.
Ha! McCain campaign saying Obama was busy posturing in his opening monologue during the meeting yesterday as MCCain sat there and listened to all sides because of his concern for the taxpayers of this country.
Ummm they must mean the tax payers who would benefit from a cut in capital gains tax (what the fuck that has to do with this bail out) and those that would be held back by bothrsome regulations
A Government as smart as its people.
Hold-out Republicans propose own financial rescue deal
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/H…..62008.html
re: debate drinking game.
If grumps mentions Bush by name, you gotta drink the whole bottle.
The House Republicans are revolting.
Damn. We need to find a Blue America candidate to run against Boner and wrap him up with this report. I remember several others like this from Boner over the years as well.
In the next couple of election cycles, we could really change elections forever in America if we stay aggressive and play our cards right. I’m thinking an end to the modern day Repube party is possible. Party definitions have changed dramatically over the short history of this nation, and I see no reason why we can’t do that now. ATTAACCCKKK!!!
Today’s Friday. Catch up, Dude.
How has this clueless fuckwit been able to stay in office as long as he has?
Heh, which one? There’s dozens, if not hundreds. *g*
Oh, there’s lots of clueless fuckwits out there with jobs. Right? Been in the real world lately? Okay, then you know.
Senate Republicans block economic stimulus bill
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/n….._econo.php
It’s not hard, when clueless fuckwits vote.
You said it. They stink on ice.
Given that McCain flipped on Wednesday, I am glad to hear that he flopped on Friday!
A foolish inconsistency is the hobgoblin of McCain’s mind.
Because the republics don’t even have the brains God gave a rock. Look who they put up to try and replace him, and the real kicker…. look who that candidate put up as his running mate. It makes that rock look like a genius.
Anyone know if and where the debate will be live streamed on the internet tonight?
My ears are burning…
No, you have a clue.
To cool your ears have an Iced Vente Mocca – it’s great.
I need spelling lessons.
So I’m just a fuckwit? I guess I can live with that.
Where on Earth would I find that? I haven’t a clue…
check cspan
only if you use a really big font.
at Starbucks, of course “g”
Yeah, because how can you expect them to know anything about it? It’s not like they’re HIGH-RANKING FREAKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS or anything.
Jeebus.
And by the way, other than ducking the debate, can anyone in the McCain camp explain exactly what McCain was hoping to achieve? Was he trying to rescue the Paulson plan? Was he trying to change parts of it? What parts? What did he want to replace them with?
Some pretty basic fucking questions that don’t seem to have been asked, let alone answered, in McCain’s three network TV interviews last night.
Appears that MY SPACE will live stream the debate at 9 PM eastern.