Oh, a suspending we will go…
John McCain says he may suspend his campaign again to solve the economic crisis being faced by our nation. This seems like an excellent idea, especially given how well it worked the first time. Watch as the Foxies drool all over themselves, virtually begging him to suspend his campaign…also watch how uncomfortable McCain appears to be while trying to decide whether he should go along with their unbridled ass-kissing or remain non-committal with his answers:
Wow, if Steve Doocy could stick his tongue through the camera and lick McCain’s feet, he’d do it. I’m serious.
Let’s forget the fact that McCain’s first campaign suspension wasn’t really a suspension at all. His television ads never came down, his banners never missed an impression and his campaign staffers were still holding interviews and issuing statements throughout the four day “suspension.” Like I said, let’s forget that. What we can’t forget, however, is what happened once the campaign was pseudo-suspended. McCain went to Washington. McCain urged a meeting at the White House and made it clear that Obama should attend. McCain met with, and threatened, his fellow Republicans. Then he claimed credit for putting together the votes to pass the bailout package, while slamming Obama for staying out of things:
“I’ve never been afraid of stepping in to solve problems for the American people, and I’m not going to stop now,” McCain told a rally in Columbus, Ohio. “Senator Obama took a very different approach to the crisis our country faced. At first he didn’t want to get involved. Then he was monitoring the situation.”
Yesterday, however, the bailout failed to be approved by the House. Putting that whole “taking credit” thing aside, in the face of failure, John McCain once again called for bi-partisanship in solving this problem:
“I am disappointed at the lack of resolve and bipartisan good will among members of both parties to fix this problem,” McCain said today in Des Moines, Iowa. “Bipartisanship is a tough thing; never more so when you’re trying to take necessary but publicly unpopular action. But inaction is not an option.”
I agree. The members of Congress need to suck it up. Put away pride and differences and find a solution that works best for the majority of the people being affected by the situation. At virtually the same time McCain was preaching bi-partisanship, however, his campaign released the ad below in key states completely blaming Democrats for the current crisis and bailout failure:
How’s that for bi-partisanship? Nothing more than the typical filth we’ve come to know as The Straight Talk Express.
At :18 into the ad, I want you to look at the house the McCain camp has chosen to represent the mortgage crisis. A pretty fair representation of the home owned by the members of the American middle class who are most affected by the economic crisis, no? Are they freaking kidding me? Until they understand that the average person facing financial crisis right now isn’t living in a $2.5 million McMansion, they are headed for political failure. Hell, maybe they’re already there.
To borrow a bit from our illustrious leader these past eight years: There’s an old saying in Tennessee - I know it’s in Texas, it’s probably in Tennessee - that says, suspend a campaign once, shame on … shame on you. It suspend me. We can’t get suspended again.
Sage advice. Go for it, John. Please suspend your campaign again. In fact, why don’t you just leave it suspended until 11/4?
–Gordy
