Obama: Taxpayers = Investors

Ari, Well put.

McCain has clearly gone around the bend. His sudden and panic; his gimmicky (call to put the world on hold); his erratic decisions (canceling the debate); his drama-loving and ego-driven behavior (riding into Washington on his steed, for some photo-ops); and his ultimately pitiful uselessness, sitting silently in the meeting (the content of which he obviously did not understand), squeezing only a vague few words in after sitting as a deer in the headlights for 40 minutes — all of these make clear that McCain is inadequately “equipped to handle the complex challenges of the modern presidency.”

In fact, it turns out that the strategy of canceling a debate, precisely when he's taken a slam in the polls is one he's used before!

In 2000 California:
“With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain has pulled out of a long-scheduled debate with Texas Gov. George Bush, set for Thursday in Los Angeles.”

“McCain campaign officials tried desperately yesterday to put the best face on their withdrawal, even as a new Field Poll showed Bush far ahead among likely Republican voters in the winner-take-all race for the state's 162 GOP delegates.”

“The bait and switch on the debate left the Arizona senator — whose favorite campaign line is “I'll always tell you the truth'' — wide open to blistering criticism from his rivals.”

“Clearly, this is more double-talk from the McCain campaign,'' said Alixe Mattingly, a spokeswoman for Bush. “Pulling out of this debate at the last minute is an indication that they're pulling out of California, where McCain's antagonistic message clearly isn't working.''

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/…

Ari, Well put:

McCain has clearly gone around the bend. His sudden panic; his gimmicky actions (call to put the world on hold); his erratic decisions (canceling the debate); his drama-loving and ego-driven behavior (riding into Washington on his steed, for some photo-ops); and his ultimately pitiful uselessness, sitting silently in the meeting (the content of which he obviously did not understand), squeezing only a vague few words in after sitting as a deer in the headlights for 40 minutes — all of these make clear that McCain is inadequately “equipped to handle the complex challenges of the modern presidency.”

In fact, it turns out that the strategy of canceling a debate, precisely when he's taken a slam in the polls is one he's used before!

In 2000 California:
“With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain has pulled out of a long-scheduled debate with Texas Gov. George Bush, set for Thursday in Los Angeles.”

“McCain campaign officials tried desperately yesterday to put the best face on their withdrawal, even as a new Field Poll showed Bush far ahead among likely Republican voters in the winner-take-all race for the state's 162 GOP delegates.”

“The bait and switch on the debate left the Arizona senator — whose favorite campaign line is “I'll always tell you the truth'' — wide open to blistering criticism from his rivals.”

“Clearly, this is more double-talk from the McCain campaign,'' said Alixe Mattingly, a spokeswoman for Bush. “Pulling out of this debate at the last minute is an indication that they're pulling out of California, where McCain's antagonistic message clearly isn't working.''

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/…

If Obama had his way, he would have voted 'present' by his absence and let the taxpayers foot the bill for a nearly trillion dollar bail-out! He didn't even question the wisdom of such a move and was ready to reduce the scope of his proposed taxpayer funded programs in anticipation of the bail-out. John McCain was not willing to let that happen without looking at alternatives that would not provide such a huge burden on American taxpayers. Get your priorities in order, Senator. This legislation will affect the American public for years, if not decades!

OBAMA BIDEN 08!!!

SENATOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, FAIL FLAT ON HIS FACE YESTERDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING WHEN THE DEMOCRATS (PELOSI, FRANK,REID, DODD, ETC…) DECIDED TO LET HIM SPEAK FOR THEM AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING AND OF COURSE HE FAIL THE TEST AS USUAL. IT'S A FACT LOOK IT UP. WHY ELSE WOULD OBAMA HAVE APPEARED ON ALL OF THE NEWS CAST YESTERDAY INCLUDING FOX NEWS WITH BRIT HUME TRYING TO LOOK LIKE HE DID SOMETHING PRESIDENTIAL. LET THE MARKET TAKE CARE OF IT SELF AND LEAVE THE TAXPAYERS ALONE; MAYBE CUT TAXES, CAPITAL GAIN TAXES SO FORTH AND SO FORTH. SENATOR OBAMA IS NOTHING BUT AN EMPTY VESSEL; MAYBE IF HE HAD HIS LITTLE TELE-PROMPTER YESTERDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING HE WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER.HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

If this bailout is so great ask yourself why the Democrats will not go ahead and hold a vote on it. The Democrats has the votes in the House and in the Senate to get this bill pass, so why not go ahead get this done. Could it be that the Democrats does not want to have only their fingerprints on this bill just in case this bill goes south. SENATOR OBAMA HAD BEEN GIVEN NOTES FROM SECRETARY PAULSEN'S FRIENDS BEFORE THE MEETING (YES YOU IDIOTS PAULSEN'S A DEMOCRAT) AND THE NOTES CONTAIN THE REPUBLICANS STAND ON THE BILL; WHEN OBAMA ASKED PAULSEN WHAT THE REPUBLICANS STAND WERE ON THIS BILL(LIKE I STATED BEFORE THE DEMS LET OBAMA SPEAK FOR THEM AT THE WHITE HOUSE) ; THATS WHEN ALL HELL BROKE LOSE AND SENATOR OBAMA ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO GET ANYTHING DONE FOR HIS PARTY. BY THE WAY THE REASON WHY WE REPUBLICANS DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BILL BECAUSE ACORN (WHOM OBAMA DID LEGAL WORK FOR IN CHICAGO ) IS GOING TO GET 20% OF SOMETHING OUT OF THIS BILL. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Hey Ed, I'm assuming you voted for Bush in '00 and '04 – so really, stop blaming Obama & Co for the mess we are stuck in, and look in the mirror and your votes for deregulation! It's a great business move for the Reps in the making. McCain and his buddies like Lieberman aren't personally impacted by this financial crisis. With McCain in the White House, the rich and elite will keep scratching their backs and get plenty of kickbacks while the rest of us suffer. Why do you think Lieberman is no longer a Democrat??? You should really take your FOX blinders off and think it through before you waste your vote!

Hello Roger, Obviously you're a “LIBERAL DEMOCRAT” who will be voting for Senator Barack Hussein Obama. You really need to get your facts straight darling before posting anything on here. I do my research before I post anything on here or anywhere else. AS FAR AS POLITICIANS IT'S A FACT SENATOR CHRIS DODD WAS THE BIGGEST RECIPIENT FOR MONEY FROM FANNIE MAE AND SENATOR OBAMA WASN'T TO FAR BEHIND RECEIVING $105,000 FROM THAT GLORIOUS COMPANY. Mr Franklin Raines, James A. Johnson, and Jamie Gorelick received MILLIONS FROM FANNIE MAE. MR JOHNSON RECEIVED $21 MILLION BACK IN 1998 FROM FANNIE MAE WHEN HE LEFT AND WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH 'BIG CLINTON SURROGATE “JAMIE GORELICK WHO WAS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION. MR RAINES MOST RECENTLY RECEIVED BTWN $70 and $80 MILLION BEFORE RUNNING FANNIE MAE INTO THE GROUND. Mr Johnson was also handpicked to help find a VP for Senator Obama ( Senator Obama sure knows how to hang with lowest of the low doesn't he, it's a fact darling sorry to let you down; let along the likes OF “WILLIAM AYERS” a known terrorist who BOMBED THE CAPITAL BUILDING BACK IN THE EARLY 1970' AND STARTED HIS SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN THE TERRORIST'S HOUSE ANOTHER FACT; “THE WEATHERMAN ORGANIZATION” A TERRORIST GROUP LOOK IT UP ).HMMMMMMMMMMMMM LETS SEE WHAT ELSE IS THERE? OH YEA, REVEREND WRIGHT, FATHER FLAGLER,TONY REZKO, WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE SHOULD HE BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? I THINK NOT. Roger you really need to do your research and quit embarrasing yourself and showing your ignorance on here it's really sad. THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING WE PAY FOR EVERYDAY IN THIS COUNTRY IS IGNORANCE. I FOR ONE DO NOT HAVE BLINDERS ON DARLING AND I DO NOT GET ALL OF MY NEWS FROM FOX OR THE TV/ THAT'S WHAT YOU LIBERALS DO ,BECAUSE THE DRIVE BY MEDIA HAS BEEN IN THE TANK FOR SENATOR OBAMA FROM THE GET GO. OKAY! I'M A BIG FAN OF TALK RADIO AND WHATEVER I LEARN ON THE RADIO I DO MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ALWAYS TO CHECK THE FACTS. I'M NOT AN IDIOT WHO WATCHES/ LISTENS TO THE TV AND TAKES EVERYTHING THEY SAY AS A FACT LIKE YOU DARLING. FANNIE MAE WAS CREATED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND PRESIDENT JOHSON CREATED FREDDIE MAC; ONE WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU DEMS WAS IT. YOU DEMS TREATED FANNIE MAE LIKE A BIG PIGGY BANK ALL OF THESE YEARS. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BIG SCREW UP OKAY ; GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT ONCE AGAIN. I'M A PROUD NRA GUN TOTTING GAY CONSERVATIVE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW . YEA YOU HEARD ME RIGHT!

If this bailout is so great ask yourself why the Democrats will not go ahead and hold a vote on it. The Democrats has the votes in the House and in the Senate to get this bill pass, so why not go ahead get this done. Could it be that the Democrats does not want to have only their fingerprints on this bill just in case this bill goes south. SENATOR OBAMA HAD BEEN GIVEN NOTES FROM SECRETARY PAULSEN'S FRIENDS BEFORE THE MEETING (YES YOU IDIOTS PAULSEN'S A DEMOCRAT) AND THE NOTES CONTAIN THE REPUBLICANS STAND ON THE BILL; WHEN OBAMA ASKED PAULSEN WHAT THE REPUBLICANS STAND WERE ON THIS BILL(LIKE I STATED BEFORE THE DEMS LET OBAMA SPEAK FOR THEM AT THE WHITE HOUSE) ; THATS WHEN ALL HELL BROKE LOSE AND SENATOR OBAMA ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO GET ANYTHING DONE FOR HIS PARTY. BY THE WAY THE REASON WHY WE REPUBLICANS DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BILL BECAUSE ACORN (WHOM OBAMA DID LEGAL WORK FOR IN CHICAGO ) IS GOING TO GET 20% OF SOMETHING OUT OF THIS BILL. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Hey Ed, I'm assuming you voted for Bush in '00 and '04 – so really, stop blaming Obama & Co for the mess we are stuck in, and look in the mirror and your votes for deregulation! It's a great business move for the Reps in the making. McCain and his buddies like Lieberman aren't personally impacted by this financial crisis. With McCain in the White House, the rich and elite will keep scratching their backs and get plenty of kickbacks while the rest of us suffer. Why do you think Lieberman is no longer a Democrat??? You should really take your FOX blinders off and think it through before you waste your vote!

Hello Roger, Obviously you're a “LIBERAL DEMOCRAT” who will be voting for Senator Barack Hussein Obama. You really need to get your facts straight darling before posting anything on here. I do my research before I post anything on here or anywhere else. AS FAR AS POLITICIANS IT'S A FACT SENATOR CHRIS DODD WAS THE BIGGEST RECIPIENT FOR MONEY FROM FANNIE MAE AND SENATOR OBAMA WASN'T TO FAR BEHIND RECEIVING $105,000 FROM THAT GLORIOUS COMPANY. Mr Franklin Raines, James A. Johnson, and Jamie Gorelick received MILLIONS FROM FANNIE MAE. MR JOHNSON RECEIVED $21 MILLION BACK IN 1998 FROM FANNIE MAE WHEN HE LEFT AND WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH 'BIG CLINTON SURROGATE “JAMIE GORELICK WHO WAS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION. MR RAINES MOST RECENTLY RECEIVED BTWN $70 and $80 MILLION BEFORE RUNNING FANNIE MAE INTO THE GROUND. Mr Johnson was also handpicked to help find a VP for Senator Obama ( Senator Obama sure knows how to hang with lowest of the low doesn't he, it's a fact darling sorry to let you down; let along the likes OF “WILLIAM AYERS” a known terrorist who BOMBED THE CAPITAL BUILDING BACK IN THE EARLY 1970' AND STARTED HIS SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN THE TERRORIST'S HOUSE ANOTHER FACT; “THE WEATHERMAN ORGANIZATION” A TERRORIST GROUP LOOK IT UP ).HMMMMMMMMMMMMM LETS SEE WHAT ELSE IS THERE? OH YEA, REVEREND WRIGHT, FATHER FLAGLER,TONY REZKO, WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE SHOULD HE BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? I THINK NOT. Roger you really need to do your research and quit embarrasing yourself and showing your ignorance on here it's really sad. THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING WE PAY FOR EVERYDAY IN THIS COUNTRY IS IGNORANCE. I FOR ONE DO NOT HAVE BLINDERS ON DARLING AND I DO NOT GET ALL OF MY NEWS FROM FOX OR THE TV/ THAT'S WHAT YOU LIBERALS DO ,BECAUSE THE DRIVE BY MEDIA HAS BEEN IN THE TANK FOR SENATOR OBAMA FROM THE GET GO. OKAY! I'M A BIG FAN OF TALK RADIO AND WHATEVER I LEARN ON THE RADIO I DO MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ALWAYS TO CHECK THE FACTS. I'M NOT AN IDIOT WHO WATCHES/ LISTENS TO THE TV AND TAKES EVERYTHING THEY SAY AS A FACT LIKE YOU DARLING. FANNIE MAE WAS CREATED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND PRESIDENT JOHSON CREATED FREDDIE MAC; ONE WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU DEMS WAS IT. YOU DEMS TREATED FANNIE MAE LIKE A BIG PIGGY BANK ALL OF THESE YEARS. PRESIDENT BUSH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BIG SCREW UP OKAY ; GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT ONCE AGAIN. I'M A PROUD NRA GUN TOTTING GAY CONSERVATIVE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW . YEA YOU HEARD ME RIGHT!