Those seventy-five reasons are the mix of Democratic and Republican Senators who voted in favor of the bailout package, and included in that mix are, of course, Obama, McCain, and Biden. Not a popular vote with conservatives, who have now great reason to feel as great anger at their own party as they do the Democrats. Out of the twenty-four Senators who voted against this monstrosity, fifteen were Republicans. In other words, out of the entirety of the Senate Republican caucus, more than two thirds of them voted against the wishes of their constituents. As though to rub salt in the wound, not only did the current Republican nominee, John McCain, vote for the bill-twice-but he put on a big show of suspending his campaign to do so, with great fanfare.
Then he gets up in the middle of the debates and brags about how bi-partisan he is. Twice now he has extolled the virtues of his "beloved friend" Teddy Kennedy, one of the many examples of bi-partisanship he presents that will win him not one single vote, but could lose him many-not only from among conservative Republicans, but from among all sectors of the Republican Party. It could also cost him votes from among conservative independents, and yes, even among conservative and even moderate Democrats.
EARTH TO McCAIN: The only people that like Teddy Kennedy are not going to vote for you no matter what you say for him or against him. Saying he is your friend is not a recommendation. You could say "I like to smell people's farts" and not do your campaign any worse harm than you are doing with this hokey show of bi-partisanship. You might think you are setting a good example, but the only good example you are actually setting is that of a stubborn old man who thinks he knows it all and doesn't really know jack shit. Knock it off or you will lose. You are getting enough help as it is. The ignorant motherfuckers in the Senate weren't content to give a great big old hearty fuck you to the American people and so put your campaign in jeopardy, they had to bully the hold outs in the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives (or in some cases they bribed them) until they went along with it as well.
Then, as if all that weren't enough, you now have the spectacle of AIG executives spending 400,000 plus dollars on an extravagant junket, after being bailed out by the American taxpayer. Let's face it, fair or not, nothing says Republican to the average American better than a bunch of corporate executives living high on the hog while the average American struggles to hold his head above water. You, sir, are toast, and Sarah Plain is the jelly that made you more attractive for awhile, but you spread it too thin. Now, thanks to you, not only will you lose this campaign, but you have probably ruined what chance she might have had to get the Republican nomination either in 2012 or 2016. The big money of the Republican Party simply will not back her and will insure she never makes any headway even if she does bother to pursue it.
When the average American sees Barak Obama in the context of the current financial crisis, all they see is a fresh-faced, eager, positive voice of hope and the potential for real change. I know it's bullshit, and so do you. Why then don't you tell them in no uncertain terms? Could it be perhaps you know you're not the right person to deliver the message?
Is it because you know that, when the average American sees John McCain, they see a tired old man? That they see the same old duplicitous shit?
Or worse-maybe they see somebody who just doesn't get it.
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Well, I guess we can console ourselves that Obama is not Idi Amin and will not eat his enemies' testicles for breakfast. :)
Nobody that outsources their thinking to their television sets is going to vote for McCain.
Unless, of course, Hannah Montana endorses him.
I'll agree that the bailout package is just going to piss people off by throwing good money after bad. But, there, they'll be as pissed at Obama as they will at McCain.
But bipartisanship? I think McCain's pretty smart on this one. Here's why: yes, Democrats won't care, and it will just annoy die hard Republicans. But, they're still going to vote for him. You'd have to be batshit crazy to decide that now you want to vote for Obama just because McCain said a few nice words about a guy with cancer. And the Republicans aren't going to sit this one out either- they're just not going to hand the election to Obama.
What I find is that most people don't give a shit about Ted Kennedy. The die hard Democrats still like him and the die hard Republicans still hate him; but most people don't think about him very often. So it's pretty likely that there are some independents who would actually like to hear McCain say a nice word about the opposition just because it shows grace. Even if it just makes a difference with 5-10% of them, it's still votes in the bank for McCain in a pretty tight race.
I think he's smart. He's got the base because he's running with Sarah Palin. Now he needs to win over more of the undecideds. So, it 'aint over 'till it's over.
Patrick-
American dictators-for-life are not elected, they are appointed.
Beamish-
Judging by the recent polls, most Americans seem to be doing just that.
Rufus-
Most people are against the bailout, but conservatives are generally the ones most virulently opposed, as its more against their basic philosophy. Democratic voters don't like it either to a great extent, but they are less to take it out on their party's candidates.
Also, you can be too bi-partisan. It has its place, but the cards should be laid on the table first. McCain wants to hit the door running with bipartisanship. It might sound good on the surface, but its almost like a little nerdy kid nobody likes trying to make friends with the neighborhood bullies. He's just asking for trouble from the start. He has to earn their respect first or he's giving up too much and getting way too little in return.
Obama projected electoral votes-341
Mccain projected electoral votes 164
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
Mccains screwing up all over the place.. his The fundamentals of our economy are strong statement shot himself in the foot, and his wanting to buy up all the bad loans with the bailout was just stupid.. And its not just the Dems who got us into this mess.Deregulation ALA Phil Gramm was the nail in the coffin..Mccains best shot is smearing Obama with this Bill Ayers thing.. Well now the Keating 5 roll back into town and his ties to G GORDON LIDDY one of the biggest america haters ever.. all i can say is.. Mccain needs to pack it up , pack it in , and go back to AZ
Shadowhawk-
It's not over yet, but I'm afraid you're right. There's still almost a month to go, so maybe McCain will open his eyes and decide he really wants to win this thing, but I tend to doubt it. He's a doddering old fool who's too arrogant to admit he's been using the wrong approach.
Yeah, I've got to agree here that Phil Gramm is just a rock around McCain's ankle at this point, no matter how this crisis shakes out. And the problem with all the Ayers stuff is that it could easily backfire with those voters who wonder what the hell it has to do with the economy, which is what they're all panicking over right now. It's easier to use things like that in elections where people are happy with the economy. But I'm guessing that people don't give as much of a shit as McCain thinks they do right now.
I've always said that McCain looked like a tired old man. He doesn't even really seem like he wants to win. He just has this air about him that says, "Well, someone has to run against Obama." Even here in Houston, it's all about Obama. I've seen maybe two McCain/Palin signs.
In the spirit of bipartisanship, John McCain has pledged that he will vote for Obama for President.
Yeah, I can believe that. Do you see now why I tried to convince people to vote for Huckabee when he was the only other candidate left standing and could have conceivably, however unlikely, derailed McCain? Could he conceivably have been any worse than this, in any way?
Here McCain has people at his campaign appearances expressing anger and outrage that he doesn't try harder, and what does he tell them? He reminds them of the need to be respectful and assures them they don't have to worry about an Obama presidency, that he is solid.
The historical record indicates that the candidate who wants to win the most will usually do so. Here in this case you have one candidate who wants to win going against one who doesn't give a shit, or who acts like he don't.
Well, between McCain, Huckabee, and Romney, McCain was the last conservative and the most conservative of the three left standing at the end of the primary season.
That isn't saying much, at all, given that Fred Thompson, Duncan Hunter, and Alan Keyes all had to leave the race to make is possible to have McCain become the "last conservative standing." Romney, the first governor to recognize fag marriage, and Huckabee, the first governor to tax Arkansans more than Bill Clinton ever dreamed, do not have much hope in the conservative credentials department.
Maybe McCain has something beyond seeming to want to lose with grace and dignity.
He'd rather lose an election than a war.
He might lose both.
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