McCain Can't Dodge the Economy
By Rich LowryAides to John McCain are saying that they hope to change the subject from the financial crisis.
Hitting Barack Obama on his association with Bill Ayers, the former Weather Underground terrorist, is the opening feint in this strategy. The press will howl -- already a writer for The Associated Press has deemed the Ayers attack "racially tinged" -- but a relationship with a terrorist is obviously legitimate campaign fodder. While he's at it, McCain ought to go after Obama's much closer and more disturbing relationship with the racist and anti-American Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Read Full Article)
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Oct 07, 11:53 PM |
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McCain's campaign is being run very, very poorly. There is simply no consistency in his message, neither on the positive nor the negative side. I can understand starting the character attacks against Obama (he's behind, he has to accept the risk of a potential backlash) but why on earth would you publicly state that you want to turn the page on the economy and focus solely on Obama? Did his staff think that the bailout bill would just make the economic troubles disappear over night? And why was he so subdued tonight? After all the tough talk and given the standing of the polls, I expected an aggressive, lively McCain. I think he forgot that he was not doing a town-hall in front of a sympathetic crowd, but a neutral one that was asked to refrain from expressing their feelings. McCain usually grows in these town-hall settings through his interaction with the people and he didn't have that today. Anyone would get rattled if a modest attempt at a joke or witty remark is just met with a thundering silence (the nailing jelly to a wall thing). After that, he tried one other "zinger" and blew it by referring to Obama as "that one". He even seemed blindsided by Obama mentioning "bomb Iran" and "Next stop, Bagdad" when he was going after him for his remarks on Pakistan. How could he have not seen that one coming? How poorly is his staff prepping him for these debates??
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Oct 07, 08:56 AM |
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McCain blew it when he decided to support the bailout bill. That decision is an indication that he doesn't understand that what we face is a purely government-created economic mess -- a mess caused by the Liberal-Democratic notion that government must intervene in the economy to give the deadbeats that vote Democrats ever-more economic goods and services they haven't earned and don't deserve.
Specifically, the current financial crises is a direct result of forcing lenders to make loans to people who were not credit worthy so they could buy homes they could not afford because they had not earned the money to pay for them. Now that the defaults are pouring in and the foreclosures are skyrocketing, the Democrats are desperate to have these deadbeats bailed out and rescued from the consequences of their own stupidity.
McCain should have stepped forward and said, "Enough is enough. I will not force the American taxpayer to pay for an economic mess created by still yet another Liberal-Democrat program that was aimed at rewarding the deadbeats, the lazy and the shiftless who can't or won't hold down a job long enough qualify for a financial commitment as serious as a mortgage. So here is a REAL reform idea: let the market punish the guilty in this mess, instead of having government bail them out at the expense of the innocent -- the American taxpayers."
THAT message would lay the blame for this mess where it actually belongs -- with Obama and the liberal-wing of the Democratic party -- and would actually represent a change from historical practice.
Specifically, the current financial crises is a direct result of forcing lenders to make loans to people who were not credit worthy so they could buy homes they could not afford because they had not earned the money to pay for them. Now that the defaults are pouring in and the foreclosures are skyrocketing, the Democrats are desperate to have these deadbeats bailed out and rescued from the consequences of their own stupidity.
McCain should have stepped forward and said, "Enough is enough. I will not force the American taxpayer to pay for an economic mess created by still yet another Liberal-Democrat program that was aimed at rewarding the deadbeats, the lazy and the shiftless who can't or won't hold down a job long enough qualify for a financial commitment as serious as a mortgage. So here is a REAL reform idea: let the market punish the guilty in this mess, instead of having government bail them out at the expense of the innocent -- the American taxpayers."
THAT message would lay the blame for this mess where it actually belongs -- with Obama and the liberal-wing of the Democratic party -- and would actually represent a change from historical practice.
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Oct 07, 08:09 AM |
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ASK ECON MAJOR MCAMNESTY ABOUT HIS NORTH AMERICAN UNION SCHEME
Remember McAmnesty's purple-faced, obscenity-laced rage when he and Teodoro Kennedy tried to ram through their illegal alien amnesty scheme during the summer of 2007? Ninety per cent of the American people rejected the sellout, and the matter never came up for a vote. That globalist sellout scheme did contain language approving the so-called "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" (www.spp.gov) plan to turn North America into MexAmeriCanada, a borderless, lawless, defenseless wasteland, with uninspected Chinese Communist junk (and worse, such as terrorist weapons) unloaded onto Mexican trucks at Mexican ports, to come here uninspected on the Drug Superhighway cutting our country in half, to keep disastrous one-sided fraud trade agreements alive, causing further devastation of American jobs and industries. Rumor has it that around 500 BILLION or more units of the devalued Amero currency, churned out at the Denver mint to replace the dollar, have been shipped to the Chinese Communist running dogs of capitalism to try to keep them from trying to collect the TRILLIONS we have borrowed from them to finance the neo-con globalist wars. We have seen the devastation caused by McAmnesty's unconstitutional invasion of our country by over 30 MILLION illegal aliens (and their subprime mortgages) and terrorists, with at least 100 MILLION more coming under his neo-con globalist sellout amnesty and chain migration scheme. Ask McGenius if he has put a pencil to the economic effects of his "more wars, many more wars" and "I'm gonna draft ya, ya little jerk" combined with sellout trade agreements, and the deregulated, unprosecuted financial and political establishment's economic treason. God protect us against neo-con globalist sellout Bush's last few months in power. By the way, how many tarpaper shacks will we be allowed to own, McAmnesty? How about asking some REAL questions, globalist establishment media?
Remember McAmnesty's purple-faced, obscenity-laced rage when he and Teodoro Kennedy tried to ram through their illegal alien amnesty scheme during the summer of 2007? Ninety per cent of the American people rejected the sellout, and the matter never came up for a vote. That globalist sellout scheme did contain language approving the so-called "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" (www.spp.gov) plan to turn North America into MexAmeriCanada, a borderless, lawless, defenseless wasteland, with uninspected Chinese Communist junk (and worse, such as terrorist weapons) unloaded onto Mexican trucks at Mexican ports, to come here uninspected on the Drug Superhighway cutting our country in half, to keep disastrous one-sided fraud trade agreements alive, causing further devastation of American jobs and industries. Rumor has it that around 500 BILLION or more units of the devalued Amero currency, churned out at the Denver mint to replace the dollar, have been shipped to the Chinese Communist running dogs of capitalism to try to keep them from trying to collect the TRILLIONS we have borrowed from them to finance the neo-con globalist wars. We have seen the devastation caused by McAmnesty's unconstitutional invasion of our country by over 30 MILLION illegal aliens (and their subprime mortgages) and terrorists, with at least 100 MILLION more coming under his neo-con globalist sellout amnesty and chain migration scheme. Ask McGenius if he has put a pencil to the economic effects of his "more wars, many more wars" and "I'm gonna draft ya, ya little jerk" combined with sellout trade agreements, and the deregulated, unprosecuted financial and political establishment's economic treason. God protect us against neo-con globalist sellout Bush's last few months in power. By the way, how many tarpaper shacks will we be allowed to own, McAmnesty? How about asking some REAL questions, globalist establishment media?
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Oct 07, 07:59 AM |
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What really stuns me is that McCain says: Country First!
But meanwhile he doesnt want to have the focus of the campaign on the economy, which is THE most important thing for his country.
Another thing: Sarah Palin speaks to the people of America rather than antwording to debate questions. How silly is that!?
The people of America need to know what HER thoughts on those questions are!
How can it be country first the McCain campaign selects a vicepresident and then keep her out of publicity in order not to make stupid faults because she knows very little. Then just acknowledge is isnt suited for the job!
But back to economy... country first: which candidate is the best president to take on the economic difficulties?
But meanwhile he doesnt want to have the focus of the campaign on the economy, which is THE most important thing for his country.
Another thing: Sarah Palin speaks to the people of America rather than antwording to debate questions. How silly is that!?
The people of America need to know what HER thoughts on those questions are!
How can it be country first the McCain campaign selects a vicepresident and then keep her out of publicity in order not to make stupid faults because she knows very little. Then just acknowledge is isnt suited for the job!
But back to economy... country first: which candidate is the best president to take on the economic difficulties?
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Oct 07, 07:26 AM |
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Huge tax cuts in the past 8 years and how many jobs created? Modest tax increase in the early 1990's and millions of jobs created.
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Oct 07, 07:13 AM |
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As i sure you recall, Clinton was vilified by not only not delivering on a promised tax cut, but for passing the "biggest tax cut in history." Seemed to work for him, will it also work for Obama? I don't think so because I believe that Obama at his core is an ideologue.
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Oct 07, 07:06 AM |
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Well McBumble is grasping at the last straws the neocon attack dogs.
Won't work........SORRY.........the polls show Obamas strength and are likely understated by 3 to 5% because of youth vote (rarely polled ) and black vote.
You think this is bad wait 4 weeks when other red states in play.
No Obama will not win every red state but some such a Georgia ( look at senate race ) West Virginia, Montana, South Carolina and maybe even Texas could come into play
Its well deserved the Republican Party needs rebirth from the nasty and replusive roots of the Bush years.
Mind you that may take 20 years.
Cam
Won't work........SORRY.........the polls show Obamas strength and are likely understated by 3 to 5% because of youth vote (rarely polled ) and black vote.
You think this is bad wait 4 weeks when other red states in play.
No Obama will not win every red state but some such a Georgia ( look at senate race ) West Virginia, Montana, South Carolina and maybe even Texas could come into play
Its well deserved the Republican Party needs rebirth from the nasty and replusive roots of the Bush years.
Mind you that may take 20 years.
Cam
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Oct 07, 06:52 AM |
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Can it be that I actually agree with Rich Lowry? If prominent, reliable Republican/conservatives like Lowry are disgusted with the McCain/Palin campaign, how can anyone support them?