McCain's Political Theater?

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Registered: 03-25-2007
McCain's Political Theater?
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Wed, 09-24-2008 - 3:39pm
I think McCain's "suspension" of his campaign to go to DC and sit around while Congress hammers out a bailout plan is just political theater.  I am not sure that McCain's presence is required at all.  He will need to vote on a bill either way, but he can fly in, vote and be back on the trail.  Also, I think postponing the debate is another political stunt.   You know, "country first."  Our country's representatives cannot work on this program without McCain and his campaign lobbyists sitting there sounds a bit ridiculous.   I think this political theater will play well to the base, but I think it makes McCain look like he cannot multi-task well enough to campaign then go vote on a bill.

Sopal


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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:24pm
McCain called Reid and asked if he was needed.

Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-28-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:50pm

This is a huge mess that the left created and grew.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-19-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:54pm
I agree.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-05-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:55pm

I think this political theater will play well to the base, but I think it makes McCain look like he cannot multi-task well enough to campaign then go vote on a bill.


i'm not sure that it's about multi-tasking, rather prioritizing.



 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:56pm

Is this a rescue plan for America or a rescue plan for John McCain, as Chris Dodd just said?

"I think McCain's "suspension" of his campaign to go to DC and sit around while Congress hammers out a bailout plan is just political theater. I am not sure that McCain's presence is required at all."

ITA. McCain's presence, in fact, will be destructive. If McCain really wants to speed up passage of the bailout plan, as he claims, then suspending his campaign and rushing down to Washington to politicize the plan can only impede that goal.

McCain's "suspension" of his campaign by in effect transferring it back to Washington to politicize a critical reform urgently needed to restore confidence in our markets once again proves that McCain doesn't understand what our political leaders need to do to help our economy. McCain is worse than President Bush and he can only get in Bush's way here.

McCain's stunt is unprecedented. Reagan and Carter didn't call off the Presidential debate during the Iranian hostage crisis. Just like McCain placed his campaign above America in picking an unknown, unvetted, unqualified VP, again McCain is placing himself above America by using a crisis as a pretext to run away from a head to head debate with his opponent.

Jack Cafferty has it right: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Cafferty_Dont_cancel_debate_0924.html

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-05-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:02pm

there's a risk here for obama -- his response to this makes him look partisan.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:06pm
Obama will be at the meeting in DC tomorrow.

Sopal

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-31-2003
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:12pm

Thanks, I

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-19-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:13pm

*** Pretty sad that a large section of the electorate are able to be manipulated.....

I know...but once they swallowed the "hope and change" slogan it probably didn't take much to persuade them to believe that it's Presidential to say "call me if you need me."

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-31-2003
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 10:14pm

"What business does Reid have telling another sitting Senator that "his presence isn't needed?" Just yesterday George Stephanopoulos said McCain was "the key" to getting the bail-out bill passed."


yep, he's important, he's not important, it's all in how one wants to spin it.

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