Comments on: Breaking: “Paulson Pleaded for McCain to Save Bailout”

By: cynical

cynical — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:08:41 +0000

There’s a difference between calm, thoughtful, carefully measured leadership and grandstanding. Obama didn’t feel a need to insert himself politically into the middle of delicate bi-partisan deliberations, or to put his campaign on hold and fly back to Washington to bounce around the corridors and look for photo ops. Nor did he go off half-cocked the day an apparent crisis surfaced, and announce that he’d immediately fire the head of the SEC–one of the persons who might be central to clearly defining the problem–before he had a clue about the complexities of what was actually going on.

By: beachnan

beachnan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:22:57 +0000

Kind of like bobo. He’s waiting for everyone else to take action, and if the public likes it, he of course led the charge, if the public doesn’t like it, he had nothing to do with it. If you can’t see that bobo has no leadership skills, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Name anything, that bobo has ever had the lead on, that was successful. Please do not try and cite the primary season, as everyone knows that corrupt Chicago style politics were used in the caucuses, and he had to be dragged across the finish line by the DNC leaders, and the superdelegates. At least Sarah Palin has executive experience, first as a mayor, then as a govenor. Bobo could only dream of having that kind of experience.

By: cynical

cynical — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:17:47 +0000

If you call politically exploiting a situation that’s a possible fabrication of the Bush administration “leading”, I suppose that makes John McCain a leader.

You don’t think it’s odd that this crisis suddenly appeared a few weeks before the presidential election?

Paulson, Bernanke, and Cox–the three guys doing their best to terrify Congress into giving the Bush administration a $700 billion blank check by Friday–are all Bush appointees, aren’t they?

McCain to the rescue! Of course, he hasn’t actually stated whether he’ll push or oppose the bail-out package, has he? It all depends on which he thinks the wind is blowing.

I want to hear what Sarah has to say. I’m sure she’s got a good grasp of the entire situation.

By: Smilin' Jim

Smilin' Jim — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:14:28 +0000

“What will happen is that McCain will hammer out a negotiated settlement and as suggested here with possibly Hillary Clinton.”

Ahem…….

The problem is with the House Republicans.

Clinton and McCain are in the Senate.

Conservative Republicans view Hillary Clinton as the Antichrist. Accordingly, Clinton has light years less cachet with Republican troglodytes than does McCain whom they hate with a purple passion.

Alternative 1
Accommodate the Republican deal-breakers in the House in October. Roll over and crush the shit out of them with the Democrat majority in February. Hells bells, crush the bastards now.

Alternative 2
Let this thing fester with the deal slowly, slowly twisting in the wind all the while pointing to the Republican deal-breakers as the bastards that are going to lead to the repossession of your new 40-inch LCD HDTV. This is the tactic employed in 1932 even without HDTV.

We all know how that ended.

By: Smilin' Jim

Smilin' Jim — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:24 +0000

I’ve seen me a professional “what you know” and maybe even a professional “know you what” but I just can’t place those “you know whats”.

By: Smilin' Jim

Smilin' Jim — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:56:24 +0000

“I won’t be voting BHO……!”

Looks like that to me too.

By: csuzeq

csuzeq — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:39:12 +0000

Is the telepromter only booted for the one night? After that they can’t get it again?

Why does he want to debate?

I used to enjoy the debates and was looking forward to watching Barfy bury himself again, but honestly I do not need a debate. I won’t be voting BHO. I should probably just take a nap until 11/4!

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:26:48 +0000

Somehow I don’t think there’s going to be a reply to this one.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:23:26 +0000

I am a married 46-year-old male with a young daughter and a very, very successful career in the media. Yes, I’m a Democrat.

Really, a member of the MSM? And you are a Democrat? And you support OBAMA??? No shit!! Really? You are truly an unusual breed.

By: S. Markom

S. Markom — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:40:30 +0000

It was Paulsen and Harry Reid who wanted McCain back in camp to try and bring together conservative Republicans with the more moderate ones.

The problem is that the GOP group have a point which is confirmed by polls. The elite may feel the world will cave in unless taxpayers pony up the cash to bail out these wall street firms and their overpaid executives – but main street is against it.

What will happen is that McCain will hammer out a negotiated settlement and as suggested here with possibly Hillary Clinton.

All this is making Obama look like a rookie and incapable of running a government. He’s the college freshman pledging a fratenity and told not to speak up when grownups are in the room.

By: beachnan

beachnan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:36:21 +0000

Kudos to McCain for putting country first and party second. The current situation really showcases the two candidates, one candidate is willing to roll up his sleeves and get to work and LEAD, and the other candidate leaves it up to others to do all the work, and then expects to walk in and take credit for all their hard work. BO is not a leader. I am also curious why BO is so determined to have this debate on Friday. I saw on another blog, where someone was floating the idea that BO had been given the questions, and was practicing the answers. It does make sense, considering BO has been avoiding all debates and townhalls for weeks now. I don’t know if it’s true, but is seems plausible.

By: S. Markom

S. Markom — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:29:25 +0000

A professional candidate is someone who is good at only one thing. Just like a professional you-know-what.

Obama was in unfamiliar territory today – trying to do his job – but really did not know what to do and was told by Reid to just sit there and don’t say anything.

McCain is a very good candidate but understands that he has a real job as Senator which is not just a title as Obama believes.

By: Newly Independent

Newly Independent — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:29:14 +0000

Taylor Marsh is the true definition of a sellout.

By: pbsc

pbsc — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:27:38 +0000

So much for our media being unbiased. You’re a fool for coming on here to admit this.

By: Newly Independent

Newly Independent — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:22:31 +0000

Shepard Smith is reporting President Bush said “This sucker could go down”.

Great. More fear mongering from Bush.

It’s 2003 all over again.